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Local Courts, tribunals of a limited and special jurisdiction, the several county courts throughout the country, the Court of Passage at Liverpool, and the Mayor's Court of London. See, further, BOROUGH COURTS; INFERIOR COURTS....
Passage, Court of
Passage, Court of, this is an ancient court of record for the trial of civil actions arising within the City of Liverpool; see the preamble to the Liverpool Court of Passage Act, 1893, Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Local Courts.' This and an amending Act of 1896 were repealed by a local Act (the (English) Liverpool Corporation Act, 1926 (11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. lxxiv.), ss. 244-263, providing for jurisdiction, rules of procedure, removal of actions to the High Court, transfers to the county courts, appeals, execution, etc....
Inferior Courts (UK)
Inferior Courts (UK). They are the Court baron, the hundred Court, the borough civil Court, the County Court, the Mayor's Court, London, and also all courts of a special jurisdiction; but the county Courts are by far the most important of them. They are all controllable by writ of prohibition if they exceed their jurisdiction. See, further, the Borough and Local Courts of Record Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 86); and as to the jurisdic-tion of such courts, and the rules of procedure in force therein, see also the Judicature Act, 1925, ss. 201-209, and COUNTY COURTS.The (English) Inferior Courts Judgments Extension Act, 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 31), following the procedure of the Judgments Extension Act, 1868, which applies to superiors courts only, renders, to a certain extent, judgments obtained in inferior courts in England, Scotland, and Ireland res-pectively, effectual in any other part of the United Kingdom; but the working of the Act is very much cramped by the provision of s. 10, th...
justice of the peace court
justice of the peace court :a local court of limited jurisdiction usu. over minor civil and criminal actions, small claims, and some felony preliminaries which is presided over by a justice of the peace and which usu. follows summary procedure NOTE: Justice of the peace courts were formerly common but now are used or remain active to some extent in only a few states. ...
state courts
state courts courts established by various state governments, including county and local courts. Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
Local jurisdiction
Local jurisdiction, in relation to a court or Magistrate, means the local area within which the Court or Magistrate may exercise all or any of its or his powers under this Code and such local area may comprise the whole of the State, or any part of the State, as the State Government may, by notification specify. [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), s. 2 (j)]...
Court
Court, compensation officer appointed under (English) Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 is not a 'Court' within the meaning of s. 195(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure Code 1973, Keshab Moroyan Banerjee v. State of Bihar, AIR 2000 SC 485 (490). [Bihar Land Reforms Act (30 of 1950), s. 19]Court, means the principle civil court of original jurisdiction in a district and including the High Court in exercise of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction, having jursidiction to decide the questions forming the subject matter of suit, but does not incude any civil court of a grade inferior to such civil court or any court of small causes.S. 2(*) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Raipur Development Authority v. Sarin Construction Company, Raipur, AIR 2006 Chattisgarh 12.The tribunal which is to exercise the jurisdiction for executing the decree in question is 'a court' within the scope of s. 45C of the Banking Companies Act, Ram Narain v. Simla Banking and Industrial Co. Ltd., AIR 1956 S...
Local actions
Local actions, those referring to some particular locality, as actions for trespasses to land, in which the venue must have been laid in the county where the cause of action arose.Real actions and the mixed action of ejectment were local: but personal actions were for the most part transitory, i.e., their cause of action might be supposed to take place anywhere, but when they were brought for anything in relation to realty, they were then local, see Mostyn v. Fabrigas, (1775) 1 Smith, L.C., and 2 Chit. Arch. Prac.And see COUNTY COURT (JURISDICTION), and VENUE....
Mandamus
Mandamus [we command). (1) A high prerogative writ of a most extensive remedial nature. In form it is a command issuing in the King's name from the King's Bench Division of the High Court only, and addressed to any person, corporation, or inferior court of judicature requiring them to do something therein specified, which appertains to their office, and which the court holds to be consonant to right and justice. It is used principally for public purposes, and to enforce performance of public duties. It enforces, however, some private rights when they are withheld by public officers.It is a general rule that this writ is only to be issued where a party has no other specific remedy; and he must apply to the court without delay. the jurisdiction is altogether in the discretion of the court. It can only be obtained from the King's Bench Division, and on motion, and not in an action; [(English) R.S.C., Ord. LIII., r. 4]. For rules of procedure, see (English) Crown Office Rules, 1906, rr. 49...
Central Criminal Court
Central Criminal Court. This court was created by the (English) Central Criminal Court Act, 1834 (4 & 5 Wm. , c. 36), for the trial of all cases of treasons, murders, felonies, and misdemeanours committed within the county of Middlesex, and in certain specified parts of the counties of Essex, Kent, and Surrey, all of which constitute one county for the purpose of the Act, and also commissions of goal delivery to deliver the goal of Newgate of the prisoners therein charged with any of the offences aforesaid. The Court consists of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen and also of the Judges; and there are twelve sessions held in every year, at times fixed by four or more of the judges of the High Court, (English) (Judicature Act, 1925, s. 74). The 17th section of the Act authorizes the Court to try offences committed on the high seas; and the (English) Central Criminal Court Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 16) [see (English) Palmer's Act], authorizes the King's Bench Division of the High Court to orde...
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