Legal glossary

“court”

Defined in 12 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Central Universities Act, 2009 · s. 2

    (f) "Court" means the Court of the University; - (g) "Department" means a Department of Studies and includes a Centre of Studies;
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  2. The Control of National Highways (Land and Traffic) Act, 2002 · s. 2

    (da) "Court" means the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district, and includes the High Court in exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction;]
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  3. The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 · s. 2

    (aaa) "court" means a civil, criminal or revenue court and includes any tribunal or any other authority constituted under any law for the time being in force, to exercise judicial or quasi-judicial functions;]
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  4. The Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956 · s. 2

    (1g) "court" means "Court" as defined in clause (29) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013;]
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  5. The Manipur University Act, 2005 · s. 2

    (h) "Court" means the Court of the University;
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  6. The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974 · s. 2

    (d) "court" means the High Court or the Court of Judicial Commissioner within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the defendant or respondent carries on the whole or a substantial part of his business, and where the Central Government has, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions, as it thinks fit, empowered any court of civil jurisdiction subordinate to the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner, to exercise all or any of the powers conferred by this Act, such court;
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  7. The Pondicherry University Act, 1985 · s. 2

    (f) "Court" means the Court of the University;
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  8. The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Act, 2013 · s. 2

    (g) "Court" means the Court of the University;
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  9. The Small Industries Development Bank of India Act, 1989 · s. 2

    (c) "Court" means the High Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction, —
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  10. The University of Allahabad Act, 2005 · s. 3

    (h) "Court" means the Court of the University; - (i) "Department" means a Department of a Faculty;
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  11. The University of Hyderabad Act, 1974 · s. 2

    (f) "Court" means the Court of the University;
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  12. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 · s. 2

    (d) "court" means a criminal court having jurisdiction, under the Code, to try offences under this Act[1] [and includes a Special Court constituted under section 11 or under[2] [section 22] of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008];
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