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CentralAct 56 of 1955

The Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955

An Act to provide for the establishment of a Judicial Commissioner s Court and other Courts in Manipur.

Sections

46 in this Act

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Establishment of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
  4. 4Appointment of Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner
  5. 5Casual vacancy in the office of the Judicial Commissioner
  6. 6Rank, precedence and responsibility of Judicial Commissioner
  7. 7Exercising of jurisdiction by Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner
  8. 8Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
  9. 9Registrar and ministerial officers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
  10. 10Superintendence and control of subordinate court
  11. 11Registers, books, accounts and statements to be kept by the Judicial Commissioner
  12. 12Procedure of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
  13. 13Admission and removal of advocates, vakils and pleaders
  14. 14Court of the Judicial Commissioner to be a court of record
  15. 15Place of sitting of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
  16. 16Classes of subordinate civil courts
  17. 17Civil districts and district judges
  18. 18Additional district judges
  19. 19Subordinate judges and munsiffs
  20. 20District court to be principal civil court of original jurisdiction
  21. 21Original jurisdiction of district courts
  22. 22Original jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs
  23. 23Local limits of the jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs
  24. 24Small causes jurisdiction of subordinate judges and munsiffs
  25. 25Exercise by subordinate judges and munsiffs of jurisdiction of district courts in certain proceedings
  26. 26Place of sittings of courts
  27. 27Administrative control of courts
  28. 28District Judge's power to distribute business
  29. 29Seals of courts
  30. 30Ministerial officers of the courts
  31. 31Delegation of powers of district judges and district courts in certain cases
  32. 32Appeals from original decrees
  33. 33Appeals from appellate decrees
  34. 34Revisional powers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
  35. 35Court fees payable on applications for revision
  36. 36Temporary vacancy in the office of district judge
  37. 37Delegation of powers of district judges
  38. 38Temporary vacancy in the office of a subordinate judge or munsiff
  39. 39Power to confer powers of civil courts on officers in Hill Areas and procedure before the courts of such officers
  40. 40Power of the Judicial Commissioner to make rules
  41. 41Presiding officers of courts not to try suits and cases in which they are interested
  42. 42Certain decisions to be according to custom or personal law
  43. 43Holidays
  44. 44Pending proceedings
  45. 45Repeals and savings
  46. 46Declaration of the Judicial Commissioner's Court as a High Court for certain purposes

Provisions are listed in the order the Act sets them out. It publishes no chapter or part divisions, so none are shown.