The Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976

Preamble

THE HIMACHAL PRADESH COURTS ACT, 1976 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections: PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. PART II CHAPTER I THE SUBORDINATE CIVIL COURTS 3. Classes of Courts. 4. Civil Districts. 5. District Judges. ode 6. Additional District Judge. 7. Assignment of functions of District Judge to Additional District Judge. 8. Civil Judge. 9. District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction. 10. Original jurisdiction of Civil Courts. 11. Original limits of Civil Judges. 12. Local limits of jurisdiction. 13. Power to invest Civil Judge with Small Cause Court jurisdiction. 14. Exercise by Civil Judges of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings. 15. Place of sitting of Court. 16. Control of Courts. 17. Power to distribute business. 18. Ministerial officers of Courts. 19. Delegation of District Judge's power. CHAPTER II APPELLATE AND REVISIONAL JURISDICTION IN CIVIL CASES 20. Appeals from District Judges or Additional District Judges. 21. Appeals from Civil Judges. 21-A. Power of the Chief Justice to transfer pending suits, appeals or proceedings to Subordinate Civil Courts. 22. Power to transfer to a Civil Judge appeals from other Civil Judges. CHAPTER III SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS 23 Mode of conferring powers. 24. Continuance of powers of officers. 25. Provisions regarding petition writers. 26. Control of list of holidays. 27. Seal. 27-A. Certain provisions to over-ride other laws. 28. Temporary vacancies of office of District Judge. 29. Power to make rules. 30. Repeal and savings. THE HIMACHAL PRADESH COURTS ACT, 1976 (ACT NO. 23 OF 1976)1 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 26th May, 1976 and was published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated the 4th June, 1976, pp. 1275-1282) An Act to enact a law relating to Courts in Himachal Pradesh. Amended, repealed or otherwise affected by :- (i) H.P. Act No. 10 of 19802, assented to by the Governor on 24th November, 1980, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-ordinary), dated 27th November, 1980, pp. 1385-1386, effective from 5th July, 1980. (ii) H.P. Act No. 16 of 19843, assented to by the President on 11th July, 1984, published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated 25th July, 1984, pp. 1146-1147. 1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated the 26th March, 1975, p. 379. 2. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra- Ordinary) dated 11th October, 1980, p. 914. 3. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra- Ordinary) dated 15th March, 1984, p. 472. (iii) H.P. Act No. 1 of 1995, assented to by the Governor on 3rd February, 1995, both in Hindi and English published in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra- Ordinary), dated 4th February, 1995, pp. 521-524. (iv) H.P. Act No. 16 of 20012, assented to by the Governor on 18th September, 2001, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated 19th September, 2001, pp. 2559-2562. (v) H.P. Act No. 14 of 20033, assented to by the Governor on 11th August, 2003, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated 13th August, 2003, pp. 1295-1298. (vi) H.P. Act No. 4 of 20074, assented to by the Governor on 18th February, 2007, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated 19th February, 2007, pp. 11279-11282. (vii) H.P. Act No. 4 of 20095, assented to by the Governor on 7thFebruary, 2009, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 11th February, 2009, pp. 7597-7598. a (viii) H.P. Act No. 24 of 2009°, assented to by the Governor on 22nd September, 2009, published both in Hindi and English in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh, dated 25th September, 2009, pp. 4192-4193. 1. Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh

Sections

Type to filter. 29 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Classes of Courts
4. 4Civil Districts
5. 5District Judges
6. 6Additional District Judge
7. 7Assignment of functions of District Judge to Additional District Judge
8. 8
9. 9District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction
10. 10Original jurisdiction of Civil Courts
11. 11Original limits of 4[Civil Judges]
12. 12Local limits of jurisdiction
13. 13Power to invest "[Civil Judge] with Small Cause Court jurisdiction
14. 14Exercise by 1º[Civil Judges] of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings
15. 15Place of sitting of Court
16. 16Control of Courts
17. 18Ministerial officers of Courts
18. 19Delegation of District Judge's Powers
19. 20Appeals from District Judges or Additional District Judges
20. 21Appeals from 3[Civil Judges]
21. 22Power to transfer to a "[Civil Judge] appeals from other [Civil Judges]
22. 23Mode of conferring powers
23. 24Continuance of powers of officers
24. 25Provisions regarding petition writers
25. 26Control of list of holidays
26. 27Seal
27. 28Temporary vacancies of office of District Judge
28. 29Power to make rules
29. 30Repeal and savings

Rules made under this Act

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