THE MANIPUR (COURTS) ACT, 1955

ACT NO. 56 OF 1955 · Enacted [30th December, 1955.] · 46 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

COURT OF THE JUDICAL COMMISSIONER

Section 3.Establishment of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 4.Appointment of Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner.

Section 5.Casual vacancy in the office of the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 6.Rank, precedence and responsibility of Judicial Commissioner.

Section 7.Exercising of jurisdiction by Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner.

Section 8.Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 9.Registrar and ministerial officers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 10.Superintendence and control of subordinate court.

Section 11.Registers, books, accounts and statements to be kept by the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 12.Procedure of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 13.Admission and removal of advocates, vakils and pleaders.

Section 14.Court of the Judicial Commissioner to be a court of record.

Section 15.Place of sitting of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.

SUBORDINATE COURTS

Section 16.Classes of subordinate civil courts.

Section 17.Civil districts and district judges.

Section 18.Additional district judges.

Section 19.Subordinate judges and munsiffs.

Section 20.District court to be principal civil court of original jurisdiction.

Section 21.Original jurisdiction of district courts.

Section 22.Original jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs.

Section 23.Local limits of the jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs.

Section 24.Small causes jurisdiction of subordinate judges and munsiffs.

Section 25.Exercise by subordinate judges and munsiffs of jurisdiction of district courts in certain proceedings.

Section 26.Place of sittings of courts.

Section 27.Administrative control of courts.

Section 28.District Judge's power to distribute business.

Section 29.Seals of courts.

Section 30.Ministerial officers of the courts.

Section 31.Delegation of powers of district judges and district courts in certain cases.

Section 32.Appeals from original decrees.

Section 33.Appeals from appellate decrees.

Section 34.Revisional powers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.

Section 35.Court fees payable on applications for revision.

Section 36.Temporary vacancy in the office of district judge.

Section 37.Delegation of powers of district judges.

Section 38.Temporary vacancy in the office of a subordinate judge or munsiff.

SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 39.Power to confer powers of civil courts on officers in Hill Areas and procedure before the courts of such officers.

Section 40.Power of the Judicial Commissioner to make rules.

Section 41.Presiding officers of courts not to try suits and cases in which they are interested.

Section 42.Certain decisions to be according to custom or personal law.

Section 43.Holidays.

Section 44.Pending proceedings.

Section 45.Repeals and savings.

Section 46.Declaration of the Judicial Commissioner's Court as a High Court for certain purposes.