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Start Free TrialBengal Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 Chapter II
Title: Constitution of Civil Courts
State: Central
Year: 1887
.....this section. (5) The present local limits of the jurisdiction of every Civil Court under this Act shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section. Section 14 - Place of sitting of Courts (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix and alter the place or places at which any Civil Court under this Act is to be held. (2) All places at which any such Courts are now held shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section. Section 15 - Vacations of Courts (1) Subject to such orders as may be made1 [** *] 2 [* * * by the State Government 3 [* *]] the High Court shall prepare a list of days to be observed in each year as close holidays in the Civil Courts. (2) The list shall be published in the Official Gazette. (3) A judicial act done by a Civil Court on a day specified in the list shall not be invalid by reason only of its having been done on that day. _________________________ 1.The words "by the Governor-General in Council, in the case of the High Court at Calcutta, and" were omitted by A. O.,1937. 2.The words "in the case of the High Court at Calcutta, and by the Local Government in other cases," had been inserted.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTerrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 [Repealed] Part III
Title: Designated Courts
State: Central
Year: 1987
.....or images can bereproduced, shall be admissible in the trial of such person 1 [orco-accused, abettor or conspirator] for an offence under this Act or rules madethereunder: 1 [Provided that co-accused, abettor orconspirator is charged and tried in the same case together with the accused.] (2) Thepolice officer shall, before recording any confession under sub-section (1),explain to the person making it that he is not bound to make a confession andthat, if he does so, it may be used as evidence against him and such policeofficer shall not record any such confession unless upon questioning the personmaking it, he has reason to believe that it is being made voluntarily. __________________________ 1.Inserted by Act, 43 of 1993, section 6. Section 16 - Protection of witnesses 1[(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, the proceedings under this Act may be heldin cameraif the Designated Court so desires.] (2) A Designated Court may, on an application made by a witness in any proceedings before it or by the Public Prosecutor in relation to such witness or on its own motion, take such measures as it deems fit for keeping the identity and address of any.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTerrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 [Repealed] Section 11
Title: Jurisdiction of Designated Courts
State: Central
Year: 1987
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, every offence punishable under any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder shall be triable only by the Designated Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed or, as the case may be, by the Designated Court constituted for trying such offence under sub-section (1) of section 9. (2) If, having regard to the exigencies of the situation prevailing in a State, the Central Government is of the opinion that (a) the situation prevailing in such State is not conducive to a fair, impartial or speedy trial, or (b) it is not likely to be feasible without occasioning the breach of peace or grave risk to the safety of the accused, the witnesses, the Public Prosecutor and the Judge of the Designated Court or any of them, or (c) it is not otherwise in the interests of justice, it may, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of India (such concurrence to be obtained on a motion moved in that behalf by the Attorney-General), transfer any case pending before a Designated Court in that State to any other Designated Court within that State or in any other State. (3) Where the whole or any part of the area within.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPresidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 18
Title: Suits in Which Court Has Jurisdiction
State: Central
Year: 1882
.....suit, or the defendants who do not reside, or carry on business, or personally work for gain, as aforesaid, acquiesce in such institution; {Ins.by Act 1 of 1895, s.7.}[Provided that where the cause of action has arisen wholly within the local limits aforesaid, and the Court refuses to give leave for the institution of the suit, it shall record in writing its reasons for such refusal.] Explanation I.- When in any suit the sum claimed is, by a set-off admitted by both parties, reduced to a balance not exceeding two thousand rupees, the Small Cause Court shall have jurisdiction to try such suit. Explanation II.- Where a person has a permanent dwelling at one place and also a lodging at another place for a temporary purpose only, he shall be deemed to reside at both places in respect of any cause of action arising at the place where he has such temporary lodging. Explanation III.-A Corporation or Company shall be deemed to carry on business at its sole or principal office in1[India], or, in respect of any cause of action arising at any place where it has also a subordinate office, at such place. {Ins.by Act 1 of 1895, s.8} [18A.Plaintiff may abandon suit against defendant.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBengal Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 Section 13
Title: Power to Fix Local Limits of Jurisdiction of Courts
State: Central
Year: 1887
.....(2) to one of two or more Subordinate Judges, or to one or two or more Munsifs, a decree or order passed by the Subordinate Judge or Munsif shall not be invalid by reason only of the case in which it was made having arisen wholly or in part in a place beyond the local area if that place is within the local limits fixed by the State Government under sub-section (1). (4) A Judge of a Court of Small Causes appointed to be also a Subordinate Judge or Munsif is a Subordinate Judge or Munsif, as the case may be, within the meaning of this section. (5) The present local limits of the jurisdiction of every Civil Court under this Act shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionProvincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 Chapter II
Title: Constitution of Courts of Small Causes
State: Central
Year: 1887
.....a document the construction of which may affect the merits, they shall draw up and refer, for the decision of the High Court, a statement of the facts of the case and of the point on which they differ in opinion, and the provisions of [See now ss.113 and 115 and the First Schedule, Order XLVI, of the Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908)] Chapter XLVI of the Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882) shall apply to the reference. (2) If they differ on any matter other than a matter specified in sub-section (1), the opinion of the Judge who is senior in respect of date of appointment as Judge of a Court of Small Causes, or, if one of them is an Additional Judge, then the opinion of the Judge sitting with him, shall prevail. (3) For the purposes of sub-section (2), a Judge permanently appointed shall be deemed to be senior to an officiating Judge. [This section has been amended in its application to the Bombay Presidency by the Provincial Small Cause Courts (Bombay Amendment) Act, 1930 (Bom.6 of 1930), s.2.] Section 12 - Registrar [Subs. by the A.O.1937 for the original sub-section which read: "(1) The L.G. may appoint to a Court of Small Causes an officer to be.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionCivil Courts Act, 1964 Section 13
Title: Local Limits Ofjurisdiction
State: Karnataka
Year: 1964
(1) The State Government shall, in consultation with the High Court, and subject to the provisions of section 4 and section 6 of this Act, fix and may from time to time vary, by notification, the local limits of the jurisdiction of any District Court or1[Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division)] under this Act. (2) The State Government shall, in consultation with the High Court, fix and may from time to time vary by notification the local limits of jurisdiction of any1[Court of a Civil Judge (Junior Division)] under this Act. (3) Until notifications are issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the existing local limits of jurisdiction of every Civil Court shall be deemed to have been fixed under this Act. 2[(4) Where the local limits of the jurisdiction of any District Court, Court of1[Civil Judge (Senior Division)] or1[Court of a Civil Judge (Junior Division)] is varied by a notification issued under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the High Court may make such orders as it may consider necessary for the transfer of suits, applications, appeals and other proceedings pending in any such court]. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 (w.e.f......
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 Section 23
Title: Situation of Subordinate Courts
State: Central
Year: 1869
.....Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, unless the value of the said suit falls within the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction conferred on him by that Act.] 1 [Civil Judge] shall hear and determine any suit instituted under section 4 of the Dekkhan Agriculturists' Relief Act, 1879, unless the value of the said suit falls within the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction conferred on him by that Act.] ________________________ 1. Substituted for the words "Subordinate Judges" by Bom. Act 10 of 1945, Section 3 read with Bom. Act 48 of 1947. Section 3. 2. Proviso added by Bom. Act 1 of 1900, Section 4. 3. Inserted by Bom. Act 7 of 1930, Section 2. 4. Last two paragraphs substituted for original para by Bom. Act 1 of 1900, Section 4.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionBangalore City Civil Court Act, 1979 Chapter II
Title: Establishment of a City Civil Court for the City of Bangalore
State: Karnataka
Year: 1979
..... 1. Substituted by Act 23 of 1980 w.e.f. 25-7-1980. Section 8 - Questions arising in suits, etc., under the Act to be dealt with according to law administered by a District Court Save as otherwise provided in this Act and subject to such rules as the High Court may make for the City Civil Court under Article 227 of the constitution or section 122 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) all questions which arise in suits or other proceedings under this Act in the City Civil Court shall be dealt with and determined according to the law for the time being administered by a District Court. Section 9 - Appeals and limitation (1) Appeals from the decrees and orders passed by the City Civil Court in suits and other proceedings of civil nature shall, when such appeals are provided by law, lie to the High Court. (2) The period of limitation for an appeal from a decree or order of the City Civil Court shall be ninety days form the date of such decree or order.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionPresidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 Section 31
Title: Execution of Decree of Small Cause Court by Other Courts
State: Central
Year: 1882
If the judgment-debtor under any decree of the Small Cause Court has not, within the local limits of its jurisdiction, movable property sufficient to satisfy the decree, the Court may, on the application of the decree-holder, send the decree for execution (a) in the case of execution against immovable property situate within such local limits {Substituted by Act 7 of 1892, section 12, for "to the High Court"} [to the Madras City Civil Court or the High Court of Judicature at Fort William or Bombay, as the case may be]; (b) in all other cases (c) to any Civil Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such judgment-debtor, or any movable or immovable property of such judgment-debtor, may be found. Procedure when decree transferred.- The procedure prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882) {See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908)} for the execution of decrees by Courts other than those which made them shall be the procedure followed in such cases.
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