Title : Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891
State : Central
Year : 1891
THE COLONIAL COURTS OF ADMIRALTY (INDIA) Act, 1891 [Act, No. 16 of 1891] [AS ON 1955] [14th May, 1891] PREAMBLE An Act to declare certain courts in India to be Colonial Courts of Admiralty. WHEREAS it is provided by the Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act,1890, that the legislature of a British possession may by any colonial law declare any Court of unlimited civil jurisdiction in that possession to be a Colonial Court of Admiralty ; And whereas it is expedient, in pursuance of that provision, to declare certain Courts in India to be colonial Courts of Admiralty ; It is hereby enacted as follows :-- View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Constitution of Courts of Small Causes
State : Central
Year : 1887
(1) The State Government [The words "with the previous sanction of the G.G. in C., were rep. by Act 4 of 1914, s.2 and Sch., Pt. I] may, by order in writing, establish a Court of Small Causes at any place within the territories under its administration beyond the local limits for the time being of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of a High Court of Judicature established in a Presidency-town. (2) The local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court of Small Causes shall be such as the State Government may define, and the Court may be held at such place or places within those limits as the State Government may appoint [For notifications issued under cl. (2) of s.5, see different local R. and O.] [Subs. by the A.O.1937 for the original section.] Section 6 - Judge When a Court..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869
State : Central
Year : 1869
Preamble1 - BOMBAY CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1869 Part I Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Repeal of enactments Part II Section3 - Alteration and creation of Districts Section4 - Position of sadr station Part III Section5 - District Judges Section6 - Situation of District Court Section7 - Original jurisdiction of District Court Section8 - Appellate jurisdiction of District Court Section9 - Control and inspection of Courts Section10 - Writs and orders Section11 - Seal of District Judge PartIV - JOINT DISTRICT JUDGES Section12 - Power to appoint Joint District Judges Section12A - Power to appoint District Judge or [Additional District Judge] in one district to be [Joint District Judge] in another district Section13 - Enactments applied to Joint District Judge; Joint..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984
State : Central
Year : 1984
Preamble1 - TERRORIST AFFECTED AREAS (SPECIAL COURTS) ACT, 1984 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Declaration of terrorist affected area Section4 - Establishment of Special Courts Section5 - Composition and appointment of Judges of Special Court Section6 - Place of sitting Section7 - Jurisdiction of Special Court Section8 - Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences Section9 - Public Prosecutors Section10 - Procedure and powers of Special Courts Section11 - Power of Supreme Court to transfer case Section12 - Protection of witnesses Section13 - Power to transfer cases to regular courts Section14 - Appeal Section15 - Modified application of certain provisions of the Code Section15A - Abolition of certain Special..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
State : Central
Year : 1971
Preamble1 - CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Innocent publication and distribution of matter not contempt Section4 - Fair and accurate report of judicial proceeding not contempt Section5 - Fair criticism of judicial act not contempt Section6 - Complaint against presiding officers of subordinate courts when not contempt Section7 - Publication of information relating to proceeding in chambers or in camera not contempt except in certain cases Section8 - Other defences not affected Section9 - Act not to imply enlargement of scope of contempt Section10 - Power of High Court to punish contempt of subordinate courts Section11 - Power of High Court to try offences committed or offenders found outside jurisdiction ..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Declaration of Certain Courts as High Courts for Certain Purposes
State : Central
Year : 1950
Section 3 - Declaration of certain Courts as High Courts for certain purposes The Courts of the Judicial Commissioners for1[***], Manipur and Tripura (each of which is hereafter referred to as a Judicial Commissioner's Court) is hereby declared to be a High Court for the purposes of Articles 132, 133 and 134]. ________________________ 1. The words 'Himachal Pradesh' omitted by Delhi High Court Act, 1966 (Act 26 of 1966) w.e.f 01.05.1967. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : District Courts
State : Central
Year : 1869
There shall be in each district a District Court presided over by a Judge to be called the District Judge. Section 6 - Situation of District Court The District Judge shall ordinarily hold the District Court at the sadr station in his district, but may, with the previous sanction of the High Court, hold it elsewhere within the district. Section 7 - Original jurisdiction of District Court The District Court shall be the principal Court of original civil jurisdiction in the district, within the meaning of the Code of Civil Procedure. Section 8 - Appellate jurisdiction of District Court Except as provided in sections 16, 17 and 26, the District Court shall be the Court of Appeal from all decrees and orders passed by the subordinate Courts from which an appeal lies under any law..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976
State : Central
Year : 1976
Preamble1 - DISTURBED AREAS (SPECIAL COURTS) ACT, 1976 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Declaration of an area as disturbed area Section4 - Constitution of Special Courts Section5 - Jurisdiction of Special Courts Section6 - Procedure and powers of Special Courts Section7 - Power to transfer cases to regular courts Section8 - Appeal and revision Section9 - Overriding effect of Act Section10 - Saving ScheduleI - SCHEDULE List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887
State : Central
Year : 1887
THE PROVINCIAL SMALL CAUSE COURTS ACT, 1887 [Act, No. 9 of 1887]1 [AS ON 1956] [24th February, 1887] PREAMBLE An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Courts of Small Causes established beyond the Presidency-towns. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to Courts of Small Causes established beyond the local limits for the time being of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of the High Courts of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal and at Madras and Bombay; It is hereby enacted as follows:- ________________________ 1. Substituted for "Part B States" by 2 A.L.O. 1956 w.e.f. 1-11-1956 View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Contempt of Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006
State : Central
Year : 1971
THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006 [Act, No. 6 of 2006] [17th March, 2006.] PREAMBLE An Act further to amend the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title This Act may be called the Contempt of Courts (Amendment) Act, 2006. 2. Substitution of new section for section 13 In the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971(70 of 1971), for section 13, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-- "13. Contempts not punishable in certain cases.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force,-- (a) no court shall impose a sentence under this Act for a contempt of court unless it is satisfied that the contempt is of such a nature that it..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section