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Family Courts Act 1984 Chapter II

Title: Family Courts

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....in social welfare or the representatives thereof; (b) persons professionally engaged in promoting the welfare of the family; (c) persons working the field of social welfare; and (d) any other person whose association with a Family Court would enable it to exercise its jurisdiction more effectively in accordance with the purposes of this Act. Section 6 - Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts (1) The State Government shall in consultation with the High Court, determine the number and categories of counsellors, officers and other employees required to assist a Family Court in the discharge of its functions and provide the Family Court with such counsellors, officers and other employees as it may think fit. (2) The terms and conditions of association of the counsellors and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be such as may be specified by rules made by the state government.

Family Courts Act 1984 Section 9

Title: Duty of Family Court to Make Efforts for Settlement

State: Central

Year: 1984

(1) In every suit or proceeding, endeavour shall be made by the Family Court in the first instance, where it is possible to do so consistent with the nature and circumstances of the case, to assist and persuade the parties in arriving at a settlement in respect of the subject-matter of the suit or proceeding and for this purpose a Family Court may,subject to any rules made by the High Court, follow such procedure as it may deem fit. (2) If, in any suit or proceeding, at any stage, it appears to the Family Court that there is a reasonable possibility of a settlement between the parties, the Family Court may adjourn the proceedings for such period as it thinks fit to enable attempts to be made to effect such a settlement. (3) The power conferred by sub-section (2) shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any other power of the Family Court to adjourn the proceedings.

Family Courts Act 1984 Section 3

Title: Establishment of Family Courts

State: Central

Year: 1984

(1) For the purpose of exercising the jurisdiction and powers conferred on a Family Court by this Act, the State Government, after consultation with the High Court, and by notification,-- (a) shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, established for every area in the State comprising of city or town whose population exceeds one million, a Family Court; (b) may establish Family Courts for such other areas in the State as it may deem necessary. (2) The State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, specify, by notification, the total limits of the area to which the jurisdiction of a Family Court shall extend and may, at any time, increase, reduce or alter such limits.

Family Courts Act 1984 Complete Act

Title: Family Courts Act 1984

State: Central

Year: 1984

Preamble1 - FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984 Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Chapter II Section3 - Establishment of Family Courts Section4 - Appointment of Judges Section5 - Association of social welfare agencies, etc. Section6 - Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts Chapter III Section7 - Jurisdiction Section8 - Exclusion of jurisdiction and pending proceedings Chapter IV Section9 - Duty of Family Court to make efforts for settlement Section10 - Procedure generally Section11 - Proceedings to be held in camera Section12 - Assistance of medical and welfare experts Section13 - Right to legal representation Section14 - Application of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Section15 - Record of oral evidence Section16 - Evidence of formal character on affidavit Section17 - Judgment Section18 - Execution of decrees and orders ChapterV - APPEAL AND REVISION Section19 - Appeal Chapter VI Section20 - Act to have overriding effect Section21 - Power of High Court to make rules Section22 - Power of the Central Government to make rules Section23 - Power of the State Government to make rules

Family Courts Act 1984 Preamble 1

Title: Family Courts Act, 1984

State: Central

Year: 1984

THE FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984 [Act, No. 66 of 1984] [14th September, 1984] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Family Courts Act 1984 Section 6

Title: Counsellors, Officers and Other Employees of Family Courts

State: Central

Year: 1984

(1) The State Government shall in consultation with the High Court, determine the number and categories of counsellors, officers and other employees required to assist a Family Court in the discharge of its functions and provide the Family Court with such counsellors, officers and other employees as it may think fit. (2) The terms and conditions of association of the counsellors and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be such as may be specified by rules made by the state government.

Family Courts Act, 1984 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....relating to maintenance allowance to wives, children and parents are heard underSection 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. After the enactment of the Family Courts Act, 1984. a proceeding for maintenance falls within the jurisdiction of the Family Courts at the places where such courts have been established. At other places, Magistrate of the area exercises the jurisdiction in such matters. There is provision for appeal under the Family Courts Act, 1984 against order made by a Family Court but, when the maintenance order is passed by a Magistrate, a revision lies under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. 2. The Conference of Chief Justices had in December, 1989 has recommended that the provision existing in the Family Courts Act, 1984 regarding appeal against order made by a Family Court underSection 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973may be deleted and, in its place, revision may be provided for in the said Act. 3. Clause 2 of the Bill, therefore, seeks to amendSection 19of the Family Courts Act, 1984. It, however, inlends to save the pending appeals and also the right to appeal from the orders passed before the commencement of the amending Act. 4. The.....

Family Courts Act 1984 Chapter IV

Title: Procedure

State: Central

Year: 1984

.....down its own procedure with a view to arrive at a settlement in respect of the subject-matter of the suit or proceedings or at the truth of the facts alleged by one party and denied by the other. Section 11 - Proceedings to be held in camera In every suit or proceedings to which this Act applies, the proceedings may be held in camera if the Family Court so desires and shall be so held if either party so desires. Section 12 - Assistance of medical and welfare experts In every suit or proceedings, it shall be open to a Family Court to secure the services of a medical expert or such person (preferably a woman where available), whether related to the parties or not, including a person professionally engaged in promoting the welfare of the family as the court may think fit, for the purposes of assisting the Family Court in discharging the functions imposed by this Act. Section 13 - Right to legal representation Notwithstanding anything contained in any law, no party to a suit or proceeding before a Family Court shall be entitled, as of right, to be represented by a legal practitioner Provided that if the Family Court considers it necessary in the interest of.....

Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 171

Title: Assessment After Partition of a Hindu Undivided Family

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....finding of partition has been given under this section in respect of Hindu undivided family. (2) Where, at the time of making an assessment under section 143 or section 144, it is claimed by or on behalf of any member of a Hindu family assessed as undivided that a partition, whether total or partial, has taken place among the members of such family, the Assessing Officer shall make an inquiry thereinto after giving notice of the inquiry to all the members of the family. (3) On the completion of the inquiry, the Assessing Officer shall record a finding as to whether there has been a total or partial partition of the joint family property, and if there has been such a partition, the date on which it has taken place. (4) Where a finding of total or partial partition has been recorded by the Assessing Officer under this section, and the partition took place during the previous year, (a) the total income of the joint family in respect of the period up to the date of partition shall be assessed as if no partition had taken place; and (b) each member or group of members shall, in addition to any tax for which he or it may be separately liable and notwithstanding anything.....

Agricultural Income-tax Act, 1957 Section 30

Title: Assessment After Partition of a Hindu Undivided Family

State: Karnataka

Year: 1957

.....Act in respect of assessment, re-assessments or revisions or within one year from the date of the commencement of the Karnataka Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1994 whichever is later. (5) Where an assessment is to be made under sub-section (4), the Agricultural Income-tax Officer may serve on the person whose agricultural income is to be assessed, a notice containing all or any of the requirements which may be included in a notice under sub-section (2) of section 18 and the provisions of the Act shall, so far as may be, apply accordingly as if the notice were a notice issued under that sub-section.] _______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 5 of 1993 w.e.f. 9.11.1992. 2. Inserted by Act 23 of 1985 w.e.f. 1.10.1957 and Substituted by Act 19 of 1989 w.e.f. 1.10.1957. 3. Inserted by Act 18 of 1994 w.e.f. 1.10.1957. 4. Inserted by Act 18 of 1994 w.e.f. 1.4.1994.