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The Maharashtra Civil Courts Act

Maharashtra

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the District and other subordinate Civil Courts in the Presidency of Bombay.

Act number
14 of 1869
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Law and Judiciary Department
Enacted
30 Jan 2016

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50 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and extent.
  2. Section 2Repealed.
  3. Section 3Alteration and creation of districts.
  4. Section 4Position of sadr station.
  5. Section 5District Judges.
  6. Section 6Situation of District Court.
  7. Section 7Original Jurisdiction of District Court.
  8. Section 8Appellate Jurisdiction of District Court.
  9. Section 9Control and Inspection of Courts.
  10. Section 10Writs and Orders., Reports and Returns.
  11. Section 11Seal of District Judge.
  12. Section 12Power to appoint Joint District Judges.
  13. Section 12APower to appoint District Judge or Additional District Judge in one district to be Joint District Judge in another district.
  14. Section 13Enactments applied to Joint District Judge, Joint District Judge's seal.
  15. Section 14Power to appoint Additional District Judges.
  16. Section 15Situation of Additional District Judge's Court.
  17. Section 16Original Jurisdiction of Additional District Judge.
  18. Section 17Appellate Jurisdiction of Additional District Judge.
  19. Section 18Deleted.
  20. Section 19Power to invest Additional District Judge with powers of District Judge.
  21. Section 20Additional District Judge to use seal of District Judge
  22. Section 21Number of Subordinate Civil Courts.
  23. Section 22Appointment of Civil Judges.
  24. Section 22APower to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Civil Judges.
  25. Section 23Situation of Subordinate Courts.
  26. Section 24Classes of Civil Judges.
  27. Section 25Special jurisdiction of Civil Judge (Senior Division).
  28. Section 26Appeals from his decision.
  29. Section 27Appeals from his decision.
  30. Section 28Power to invest Civil Judges with small cause powers.
  31. Section 28APower to invest Civil Judges with jurisdiction under certain Acts.
  32. Section 28BTransfer of pending suits and appeals.
  33. Section 28CTransfer of pending appeals.
  34. Section 29Seal of Civil Judge.
  35. Section 30Repealed.
  36. Section 31Repealed.
  37. Section 32Government Suits.
  38. Section 33REPEALED.
  39. Section 34REPEALED.
  40. Section 35Temporary vacancy in office of District Judge.
  41. Section 36Delegation of powers of District Judge.
  42. Section 37Temporary vacancy of office of Subordinate Judge.
  43. Section 38Repealed.
  44. Section 39Duties of ministerial officers.
  45. Section 40Power to appoint clerks of the Courts.
  46. Section 40ARepealed.
  47. Section 41Rules for keeping proceedings.
  48. Section 41ALicensed petition writers.
  49. Section 42Fees for process.
  50. Section 43Sittings of Courts., Vacation.