The MANIPUR (COURTS) ACT, 1955

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Manipur.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

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