The Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955

Sections

1. I — PRELIMINARY
2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
3. II — COURTOF THE JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER
4. 21st March, 1956, vide Chief Commissioner, Manipur's notification No. J/12/1956, dated 3rd February, 1956
5. 3Establishment of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
6. 4Appointment of Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner
7. 5Casual vacancy in the office of the Judicial Commissioner
8. 6Rank, precedence and responsibility of Judicial Commissioner
9. 7Exercising of jurisdiction by Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner
10. 8Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
11. 9Registrar and ministerial officers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
12. 10Superintendence and control of subordinate courts
13. 11Registers, books, accounts and statements to be kept by the Judicial Commissioner
14. 12Procedure of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
15. 13Admission and removal of advocates, vakils and pleaders
16. 14Court of the Judicial Commissioner to be a court of record
17. 15Place of sitting of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
18. III — SUBORDINATE COURTS
19. 16Classes of subordinate civil courts
20. 17Civil districts and district judges
21. 18Additional district judges
22. 19Subordinate judges and munsiffs
23. 20District court to be principal civil court of original jurisdiction
24. 21Original jurisdiction of district courts
25. 22Original jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs
26. 23Local limits of the jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs
27. 24Small causes jurisdiction of subordinate judges and munsiffs
28. 25Exercise by subordinate judges and munsiffs of jurisdiction of district courts in certain proceeding
29. 26Place of sittings of courts
30. 27Administrative control of courts
31. 28District Judge's power to distribute business
32. 29Seals of courts
33. 30Ministerial officers of the courts
34. 31Delegation of powers of district judges and district courts in certain cases
35. 32Appeals from original decrees
36. 33Appeals from appellate decrees
37. 35Court fees payable on applications for revision
38. 36Temporary vacancy in the office of district judge
39. 37Delegation of powers of district judges
40. 38Temporary vacancy in the office of a subordinate judge or munsiff
41. IV — SUPPLEMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
42. 39Power to confer powers of civil courts on officers in Hill Areas and procedure before the courts of such officers
43. 40Power of the Judicial Commissioner to make rules
44. 41Presiding officers of courts not to try suits and cases in which they are interested
45. 42Certain decisions to be according to custom or personal law
46. 43Holidays
47. 44Pending proceedings
48. 45Repeals and savings
49. 46Declaration of the Judicial Commissioner's Court as a High Court for certain purposes