Act 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.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Department of Justice
  • Enacted 1955-12-30
  • 46 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Establishment of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
4 Appointment of Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner.Read
5 Casual vacancy in the office of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
6 Rank, precedence and responsibility of Judicial Commissioner.Read
7 Exercising of jurisdiction by Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner.Read
8 Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
9 Registrar and ministerial officers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
10 Superintendence and control of subordinate court.Read
11 Registers, books, accounts and statements to be kept by the Judicial Commissioner.Read
12 Procedure of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
13 Admission and removal of advocates, vakils and pleaders.Read
14 Court of the Judicial Commissioner to be a court of record.Read
15 Place of sitting of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
16 Classes of subordinate civil courts.Read
17 Civil districts and district judges.Read
18 Additional district judges.Read
19 Subordinate judges and munsiffs.Read
20 District court to be principal civil court of original jurisdiction.Read
21 Original jurisdiction of district courts.Read
22 Original jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs.Read
23 Local limits of the jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs.Read
24 Small causes jurisdiction of subordinate judges and munsiffs.Read
25 Exercise by subordinate judges and munsiffs of jurisdiction of district courts in certain proceedings. Read
26 Place of sittings of courts.Read
27 Administrative control of courts.Read
28 District Judge's power to distribute business.Read
29 Seals of courts.Read
30 Ministerial officers of the courts.Read
31 Delegation of powers of district judges and district courts in certain cases.Read
32 Appeals from original decrees.Read
33 Appeals from appellate decrees.Read
34 Revisional powers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.Read
35 Court fees payable on applications for revision.Read
36 Temporary vacancy in the office of district judge.Read
37 Delegation of powers of district judges.Read
38 Temporary vacancy in the office of a subordinate judge or munsiff.Read
39 Power to confer powers of civil courts on officers in Hill Areas and procedure before the courts of such officers.Read
40 Power of the Judicial Commissioner to make rules.Read
41 Presiding officers of courts not to try suits and cases in which they are interested.Read
42 Certain decisions to be according to custom or personal law.Read
43 Holidays.Read
44 Pending proceedings.Read
45 Repeals and savings.Read
46 Declaration of the Judicial Commissioner's Court as a High Court for certain purposes.Read
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