Registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories
Section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 deals with registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories. Where a maintenance order has, whether before or after the passing of this Act, been made against any person by any Court in any reciprocating territory, and a certified copy of the order has been transmitted by the proper authority of that territory to the Central Government, the Central Government The Act came into force on 05 Oct 1921.
(1) Where a maintenance order has, whether before or after the passing of this Act, been made against any person by any Court in any reciprocating territory, and a certified copy of the order has been transmitted by the proper authority of that territory to the Central Government, the Central Government shall send a copy of the order to the prescribed officer of a Court in 1 [India] for registration, and, on receipt thereof, the order shall be registered in the prescribed manner.
(2) The Court in which an order is to be so registered as aforesaid shall, if the Court by which the order was made was, in the opinion of the Central Government, a Court of superior jurisdiction, be a High Court, and, if the Court was not, in its opinion, a Court of superior jurisdiction, be a Court of summary jurisdiction.
Section 4, The Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, 1921 (Act 18 of 1921).
Questions about Section 4
What does Section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act deal with?
Section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act is headed "Registration in India of maintenance orders maintenance orders made in the reciprocating territories". Where a maintenance order has, whether before or after the passing of this Act, been made against any person by any Court in any reciprocating territory, and a certified copy of the order has been transmitted by the proper authority of that territory to the Central Government, the Central Government
How do I find court cases under Section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 4, section 4 Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act come into force?
Section 4 of the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act, cited as Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act 4, came into force on 05 Oct 1921, having been enacted on 05 Oct 1921. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 7. Powers of Court of summary jurisdiction to confirm maintenance order made out of India571 words
- 6. Power of summary Courts to make provisional maintenance order against persons resident in reciprocating territories468 words
- 2. Definitions198 words
- 12. Rule-making power195 words
- 8. Enforcement of maintenance orders148 words
- 9. Payment of charges for transmission of sums awarded as maintenance and other costs and charges110 words
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