THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH CIVIL COURT ACT 2021

, I THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH CIVIL COURTS ACT. 2021 (ACT NO. 4 OF 2021) (Received the assent of the Governor on SthApril, 2021 and sent to the Govt. Press vide No. LaWLegn-6/2021 and published in theArunachal Pradesh Extraordtnary Gazette No. 108 Vol. )qvlll dated 12th April, 2021). An Act to consolidate the law reiattng to Civil Courts and for establishment of various Crvil Courts for speedy disposal of Civil cases in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and matters connected therewith and tncidental thereto i BE it enacted by the Leglstative Assembly of the State ofArunachal Pradesh in the Seventy-second Year of the Republic of lndia as follows,- CHAPTER _ I PRELIMINARY 1 . Short title, extent and commencement : (1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 2021 (2) lt extends to the whole of the State ofArunachal pradesh. (3) lt shall come jnto force on the date of ats pubtication in the Olficial Gazette. 2. Definitions : ln this Act unless the context otherwise requires. (a) "Assistant Commissioner" means and includes Assistant Commissioner, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Sub-Divisional Officer and Circle Officer ; (b) "Civil court" means a court of a District Judge, a Court of and Additional District Judge, a Court of CivilJudge (Senior Division), a Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division) or a Customary Court including Village Authorities by whatever name called under the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justlce) Regulation, 1945 , (c) "Code" means the Code of Civit Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908) , (d) "Customary Court" means Court of traditional council or authority of a village(s) indigenous to the State bywhatever name c€lled, and includes a court of village authority under section S of the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation, 194S. '10 (e) "Deputy Commissioner,, means Deputy Commissioner of adistrict and inctudes an Additionat ,i"*,V i"_r,"J,."". ""::l,r."l under Regutation 2 of it ",A"*r-II*,",(Administration of Justice) Regulation 1940;(f) "Drstflct means a revenue d,strict or such local area as theGovernment may, from trme to trme, notify to be a distrct for thepurposes of thts Act "Governod' means the Governor ofArunachal pradesh ,"Government,, means the Government ofArunachal pradesh ,"High Court,'means the cauhatr High Court "Notlicatlon,, means a notrfication published in the Offictal Gazette , ' Offictal Gazette,, means The Arunachal pradesh Gazette ;"Prescnbed,, means prescribed by rules made under this Act ,"Section" means a section of thts Act , "Servtce" means theArunachal pradesh Judicial Service ;"State" means State ofArunachal pradesh. CHAPTER .II ESTABLISHMENTAND CONSTITUTION OF CIVILCOURTS 3 Classes of Civil Court : ln addrtron Io the Couns establlshed under any other law for the time ,|T: !,::::: there shal be estaorrsneo tne rorrowrn,jor"r". "',3r,, aor,r. (a) Court of a DistrictJudge, (b) Court of an Additronat DrstnctJudge, (c) Court of a Crvil Judge (Senror Divisaon) ,(d) Court of a Crvtl Judge (Junror Dtvrsion) (e) Customary Court 4 Establishment of Courts of Oistrict Judge : (1 ) There may be establisl coun or the Drstric, rrol:o'l'^]1: Government' b)l notification' a " ji",ii"i'.i..i" il::";[T,:]:irron wrth the H,sh court, ror (2) Each court of a Drstrict J-ydS.e.sha| be presrded over by a SeniorJudge to be calleo as Drstr,cl Judqe - - - ' v, v, q (s) (h) (i) (.1) (k) (r) (m) (n) (o) 11 5 Establishment of courts of Additionat District Judge : (1 ) There may be estabrished by the Government, rn consurtatron wrththe High Court. such numbers of the Court;f A;o,irr"'f"O,.tr,"t J udge for a dtstnct or more than one di"tri"t ". ,"y OJnI""r"".y \2) Each Court of an Addroonat Drstflct Juoge shall beprestdeOover by a Judge to be catted as Adorrronat O itr,.t J"JiJ -" -" Esrablishment of Courts of Civil Judge (Senior Division) : (1 r There may be establtsheo Oy the Government, rn consultatton wtththe Hrgh Coun such numbers of rn" corrt oiCriiju-o# ii"n,or.Drvlsron) for a drstrrct or more lhan one oistrict-ii-may oenecessary (2) Each Coun of a Civit Judge (Senror Drvisronl shall be prestded over by a Judge to De caled as Crv.lJrOgu tS"n.or; i"in] Establishment of Courts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) : (1 ) There may be establtshed by the Government, by notlficatron lneach Drsrflct a Courr of Crvrl Judge (Jun,or' Oiu . oni6ir-r"ffimoerofCourt.of the C jvrt .tuo9e iLunLrbrr,.,";j;;;:; #;;;;.r"rywtth such lunsdicttons rn consultatro, *,th'th; i;l?o;;"' (21 Eacn,COun ofa Crvrl Judge (Juntor D,vrsron) Shalt De presrded overby a Juoge to be calteo as CivrtJudge t.,runior O,rls-iJni-'"-" Location of Civil Courts : ( 1 ) The- prace or praces at which every civir court under thrs Act shaIbe fjxed may from tlme to ttme, be altered Oy tf]" Co""irr""t inconsultatlon wtth the Htgh Court. (2) The place or places so frxed for a Crv rl Court under sub_section (.1)may be wrrhrn or outsrde the tocat timits or tnel;;;;,., ;;,*",Court sear of a civir court : Every crvrr coLrt under thrs Act e).cepr tneCusromary Couns. shatJ use a seat wn,ci sr,al oe", tne)-"o, ,il"d,u*embtem wth the name of the Court ln Eng,,.n l"ng*gulilffi; ,,sucn form ano of such dlrrensrons a5 tne Government mav rncons.ltatron wrth tne H,gn Co.rn. oyorder dut"ra,n"- """. ,,,., P^osting o, District Judge, Addjtional District Judge, Civil Judge(senior Division) and civit .ruoge 1.,unioiDir,"idil"''', """ L1) No person other rhan a person berongrng to Grade-r rn theArunacharPradesh J-orcrar Servrce snart oe erig b]"1;;;;;il;;;;:;,", Juoge or as an Addttrona, Drstrrct Juoge ,2) Noperson other tnan a oerson belongrrrg to Grade.ll rntheArunachalPraoesh Juorcral Servlce shall be etrg;1"; * p""A ;; ;rvrt fir"(Senror Divrsron) or as anAdditionaicivr, jroS."lS".r", Dti;lii" 6 7 6 C 10 (3) No person other than a person belongjng to Grade_lll in theArunachat pradesh Judrcrat servrce srrali bJeiig,f,tJf oe posteoas a Cjv,t Juoge (Jun,or D;vtsron) or as an nooii,o'n-ai'Civ,r LuOge(Junior Drvrsron) Prowded that . (,, ,,r^u.9y.t--1, .Deputy Commss/on€/ eNstng undet tne Assam t_ron ettAomtn tstraton ol J u strce ) Regulat,n t 9qs- in retatii tolo*m,r,st, ationol Ctvtt Justt-ce prot ta commencement of this Act sha be deemed tobe cottds of Dstrr,t Judoe unaer m,s Aci in iesiJri"ot"ip"urc tnut,:,1r:?, "r1," Customaiy vouns untl sucn ttme sL,cn appeats arootsposed ol (ti) The Couis of Assistant Cammpstonets admn$terng CtwlJustice underthe Assam Fran er Aontllt].3tt-o3 9r tr","ri-nilriiii# 1s45 pnotto commencement ot tns Act snatt oe oeimei",;;;";;, coufts otCtvit Judge (Junpr Division) tn respect ot appeals that lie from thec u s to m a ry c o u rt s, u n t i I s u c h t t m e, r r ri ;;rt;i;";;' ;Lr"o"uo o,( 0 The seal in a civil couft deemed to be established under clauses (0 and( ) immediatety prior to the appo.tnted date may continue ta be useduntl an ordet E made Dy he ign Corn ,i0", ;,r;;,i,r,,6"s,,(4,' Notw,tnsrandrno anr'rntng contarned in tnrsAct oranyotnerlawtorthe trme rn rorc6 wirene-ver a ciuririii"l..iitri&'tiir,ur oy,n"vilage authorjhes, theconcerned locur ,ornr,ilirfrJ office(s) ofthe area sha continue to facrlrtare anOiuiul. O".i.if_,! "u"u to tn"concerned vrllage a.rrhontres tor rnat ,nOei tne-iiov-is"rons ot rneAssam Fronrrer (Aor,n,ru"ton oiJr.,,.", n"g.,[i"i] i 9as . CHAPTER _ III JURISDICTION OF CIVIL COURTS'l'1 Local limits of jurisdiction : (1 ) Tte Government may by notlficatron fix and from tjme to tlme :":{!h"u lg* r.mrrs of 1.rrrso,cLo, or rny b',uii dor"rt,rn'o".r. tn,sR"ttn cons,,ltation wJIh tne Hrgn CourI (2) The local llmtts of Junsdlclton of a-Civll Court exjstlng tmmedlatelypnor to the commencement of this A;i 'J;i ,,r,ni,i ,,i ,. rir"ounder thts Act oe deen that court ted to be the iocal tlmlts of luflsdtction of 12 Jurisdiction of a Court of District Judge and Additional DistrictJudge: ('1) A Coun of Drstnct Judq€€nd where Couft of Addrtional DistrictJudge rs availabie, suc-h court, snall be deemed to be the Civil ,",1[X,3]# n''" rurrsd'|ctron wrth rn the .irii .],i.'ir?ip"",,," 12 lnserted by Arunachal pra;esh Crvrl Courts Amendment Act, 2022 (2) Subject to the provlsions of the Code the luflsdictron of a Court of Drstnct Judge shallextend to all originat suits and proceedrngs of a crvll nature (3) A Coun of District Judge and the Court ofAddrrlonat District Judgesha sublect to the general control of the Htgh Court. nave adminrstrative control over all other Civtl Courts-w,tfrln tfre tocat Iimits of respective lur,sdiction. 13. Jurisdiction of a Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) . Thejuflsdiction of the court of a C tvil Judge (SeniLr Divisiony sf:a extenOto a[ ongnal suits and proceedrngs of a crvrr nature as piescnoeo ,nCooe of Crv,l procedure .l9Og 14 Jurisdiction of a Court of Civil Judge (Junior Division) : The lurisdrctron of a Coun of Crvrl Juoge (Jun'ior bivi"ionJ,nliiur,"nr ,oall origrnal surts and proceed,ngJof a crvrl nature, ,nO1uO,J", to tnuprovtsrons of the Code of Civlt procedure, 1908 or any otneiiaw tor tfretrme betng tn force the pecunlary Junsdrction of the Coun of Crvrl JuOge(Junior Drvrsion) shall extend to a Crvit "r,t. *ntn Jo riot er,c"eorupees ten takhs or as may be prescribed by the Government rnconsuttatron wtth the Htgh Court. 15 Appeals etc. (1 ) Appeais from the decree or order passed by a Court of DrstflctJudge and Courts of an Addihonat Oistrict luije rn oi,ginat surtsand proceedrngs of cjvit nature shalt, when sucn aipeais aie attoweo by law lle to the High Court. (2) Appeals from the decrees and orders passed by a Court of CivilJudge (Senror Drvrsion) rn ongrnal su,ts ano f roteei,-nls or c,virnature, shali when such appeals are allowed by fr*, fie to tnecourt of the District Judge or tnat otstrici oiinit " iorn ,Additional District Judge where su.t Corrt "ri"i"'o, ilu XlgtCourt as the case may be. (3) Appeais from the decree or order passed by a Court of Crvil Judge(Junior Division) rn onginal suits or pro.""O,ng, ;i. ;;,t'n",ur",shall when such appeals are allowed Oy taw ire to-rfre Coun otCivil Judge (Senior Oivjsion) of tnu Oi.tri"t Iun-O',n".1r",n" coun of Crvir Judge (Senror Division.l hr. ,;i;;"; ;.i;o",iln"o ,nthe distnct to the Court of Additjonat District Jud;u or'liu'O,.o,.tJudge. as the case may be ., lnserted by Arunachal pradesh C ivil Couns Amenomenl Act, 2022 -, ^ Provroed that, any appealon crvtl sutts pending tn the Counser uepury uomm,ssroner shall be d sposeo ot by the concerned D^epLrty Commrssroner{s, unoer the pror,.,oni ot tnl, nii# F-.nr,"r. {AOmlnrstratJon ol Just,cer Regulatto.n, 1945 as expedrtjously aspossrbte bur, nor tater tha; one-year from tn" oitu Ji*ntrni ,ntoforce of this Act. , 'Provrded further that, rn case the Deputy Commissioners could :?t_dl:po:9 ofthe pend,ng appea-ts rn th"l, io;,1i;) ;;ih;;'inl'y"r,rromthe dare of commencement of thenrunacnar iiaoe.i, C,JrEorn" 1^c] ?q21 {AcrNo 4of 2021l tneysnatt trrrri"i.u"-n iunjng fipuurcases to rhe Co_ns of Crvrr Judge Junror o,u,r,on. inJ6oiil lic,rirJuoge Senror Drvrsron rhe Couis of Addrrron"iij ,ii"ii"ol,"ir. tnuco-un_s of Drsrncr Judge as the case m"y b;-;;;;;l;;i; [rri"', ]i r.opecunrary lurisdictron Provlded also that in case an appeal ts transferred by the DeputyCommrssroners or preferred agarnsi ine lroge-m;nl o;;# d;.;;r,ycou ,.{s) rn rne CoL,rts of Crv,t JJog" iun,6i Diu,idn ''-." 'C"r,iJ',iib "irJudge Senror Drvrsion. the Courti of Aoortronrr -o,!ir.tJ, ji""i, tn"C^ourts of Djstnct Judge as rhe case mry 0", ,r"f, "pp"ur ,iZl io,ouset asroe.merery on recnnrca, 9.orno o/ procl-o-u.r15p.".'tri ,X t."rnterest oflustrce shall be drso5s or proceeo wrtn the case oe norouo ot " "' oe oeemed approprrate ^ _^_Provrded funher aiso that, where_ the Deputy Commlsstoner hasdtread) transferred pendrng appea,s of p"rt ;g;,,, I ;;i; i;il; E;r".of Aoorrronal Drstr|cr J.ogjol ine Couns of D,strrcl Judge rn terms ofrhe seconc provrso of s.ib-sectron r:l or sect,on jb'oiti,"" i^ililr"rPradesn Crvrr Co.rns Act 2021 .\Act no n oi zoiii. i."'cJlji! "tAddrrronar Drsrr* Judge or rhe Cburts oi D "in"i;l,gu";rl;;,;:r"nay be may turtner transfer rhe sppgs; ro tne Couni oft-;,i J;g"Junror Drvrsron the Couns ot Crvrt juoge S"n o, O",.,o'n ;;;,i;",,terntonar and pecunraryJurrsdrctron for in err orsposal,; - - --r',.,/ (4) An appeal from the village Authonty, lf agreed to by the pantes. . orrf tne aggr,eved pany des,res to appeat as the case may be.shall lre oefore the tnter-vrltage terntoiiat Crstn..* i.^1, "',Ijijc u s ro m a ry c o u ( oy *n a te Je1 n-a m! ;,i# ;il ;:rr;# t"T,:ffi Jcase as per the localtradtronal_customrry t"*" ,nOul. tn! pio",i,J". Rt:iji"*tir?!. e Assa m r ront'er 1Ro mr n rsi.ti.j,,i iri"i,l" r 14 Provtded that an appeal against the order of the Inter-vlllageterntoflal Court orApex C ustomary court shall he before the Courts ofCrvrl Judge Junror Divasaon, the Couns of CivilJudge Senror Division , theCourts oi Addittonal Drstlct Judge or the Cou rts of District Judgthe case may be as per their terltorial and pecunrary lufl sdiction.,r lnserted byArun, chal Pradesh Ctvrl Cou rts Amendment Act,,022lnserted by Assam Frotrer (Admrnistratron of Justice) Reg ulatton 1 2 (Amendment)Act,2023 'Provtded further that, the Courts of Civtl Judge Junior Dtvision, the Courts of Ctvrl Judge Sentor Dlvlsion, the Courts-of Additi;nal Dlstract Judge or the Courts of Drstftct J udge, as the case may be, shall not set asrde an appeal so filed merely on technrcal ground or frocedural lapses but in the tnterest ofjustice shall drspose of the same as mav Oe OeemeO appropriate or proceeo wrtf tne case de novo 16. Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation : Every crvtl court other than a customary court under thtsAct an"tt ,"qu,rua witness or party to any sult or other proceedrngs punO,nq ,n sr"l,court to make such oath or affrrmatron as prescribe-o oy L* ioi tnu tiru betng rn force 17 Judges not to try suits in which they are interested otc. : ( 1 ) No Judtcral Otfrcer or authority of customary coud shalt try any sutt to, or in which he/she is a party or personally rnterested 12) No Judtcral Officer or authority of customary court shall try any appeal against any decree or order passed bfhtm/her rn any othercapaclty (3) When al)y such sujt, proceedings or appeal comes before anysuch Judicjal Officer he shall repon tf,e circum.tan"ei L-ti,e cornto whjch he/she is immediatety subordinate. fh" ii,O,upeno, court shall thereupon dispose of the case rn the manner frescnbedby sectron 24 of the Cooe 18 Application of the code The procedure presc.bed rn the code shar,save ln so far as is otherwtse provjded by thrs Act, be tne proceOure fortowed rn all crvrt cou(s except the CLJST;mary Corna- - - " 15 CHAPTER - -IV- MISCELLANEOUS 1 9 T€mpo.ary lacancy of office of District Judge . ln the event of thedearh ot rhe Drstnct Judge or of nrs/her Oerng pre,inteJ froniiJrforr,rg h.s/her dutres Dy rllness or ornerwrse or oi hrslher "oruna!-on ,""r"from the sration an whrch hrs/her court is helr, tn" noo]iiJiri o,.tr,.tJudge ol the drstrict and tf there are more than one Additional DistrictJudge the senror mosr among them ano rtttrere a[ nonolliion]r o,rrr,.tJudge rn the drstrict, the senror most Cjvil Judge tSenLi O,viiont) inthe djstrrct, shalt, without interruptron to hrs/her JrOi*ry irilr'rr"rru cnarge of the office of the Court of Drstnct Luoge anO wtirt" ,o , .n"rg"pertorrn the dutres of the Distnct J udgu *,tn ,Jsp".i to in" iirlng ot,r,t. ?:rd appeais recerving pleadings executlon of processes, ieturn ofptarnrs and the tjke andshalt co;tinue in.nui.g" iith",riJco'urt unltthe same rs resumed by a Judge duly posted ;he;e;. lnserted by Arunachal pradesh Civil Courts Amendment Act.2022 16 20 Temporary vacancy of office of Civil Judge (Senior Division) orCivil Judge (Junior Division) : ln the eveniof dearh, suspensron ortemporary absence of any Clvtl Judge {sentor Drvtstonl o, 6iult .trOg"(Junior Divisjon) the Distflct Judge may empower any Civll Judge (Senior Divrsron) or Crvil Judge (Junror Drvrsront ,n tne o,strrcl io pei"oim sucn dubes of such Civlt Judge (Senior Divjsion) or Civil Judge (Jrnior. Oiri",ony,as the case may be, as are specified in section ZZ eineiut tf," pf.." ofsuch court or of his/her own couTt, but in every such cruu in" rugiat"r.and records of the two courts shall be kept distinct. 21. Vacation and Holidays : (1) TheCrvil Couns, except the Customary Courts in theStateshall beclosed on such days as may be nohFred by tne Hrg; iourt lnconsultation wrth the State Governm"nt "" pubt,. notriays for tnewhole State or for such area in the State (2) The Crvrl Courts ln the State shali have such number of vacatrons tneach year, as the Hrgh Court may, in consultation *itn tf,u Stu,"covernment. declare but the totat number of days ;f s;;; uutuoon, shall not exceed fifteen days. (3) Notwirhstandlng anyth rng contalned in thts Act or in the Code theHigh Coun may by general or speciai orour. ,ppo,niiri-oi.tri.t Judge or an Addrtronal Drstrict Judgu oi" , Sunior. Ciuil .r-rig" ".vacation Judge for the distrrct and for the Ouratron of tne aO,orrnr"n, of the court of Distlct Judge in any u"""t,on or "n, -olllnur"o, and regutate the work to be discharged by the vacaiion judge. (4) The locat ltmrts of lurisdictlon of the vacatton Judge shail be thesame as those of the Couft of Drstrjct Judge ionI"rnuJ ano f,,. lurisdiction shal extend to alt suits, appeafs ano otner. prolJo,ng, pending rn or cognrzabre by any civir bourt rn trre o,stircicoi-clrneo. (5) The vacation ludge shal hord his/her court at the place at whichCourt of Distnct Judge rs normally held and he/she shali haveadministratrve control over ail the staff of att clvit courts in ine-Oistr,"t (6) Notwithstanding, the appolntment of a vacatron ludge, every CtvllCourt jn the distrrct shaI dulng th: penod rt ls "O1o-rrr"O-tJ, "nyvacation be deemed to be closed ior tne purpose of."="lio-n o o,the Limrtation Act 1 963 (Act 36 of 1963) (7) Appeal from the decree or order of a vacatton judge shall. whensuch appeai is a owed by taw. lre to the High iori - - ' 17 (8) On the reopening of any CIvil Courl after any vacatton, all suits, appeals and other proceedlngs pendtng before the vacation judge shall stand transferreo to the Civil Court concerned tn whrch it would have been lnstituted or pending but for the appointment of the Vacatton Judge Any decree ordei or proceedrngs passed bythe vacation .ludge shall be deemed to be a dec[e, order orproceedjngs passed by the Court concerned. 22 Subordination of Civil Courts : (1 ) -Sublect to the other provisrons of this Act and the rules madethereunder and any other law for the time Oeing in ioice, att CivitCourts except the Customary Courts in a Oistici, injuOing thestaff thereof, shalt, sublect to the control ot tne irtn Court, oesubordtnate to the Coun of Dlstflct Judge. (2) The Clvit Courts other than a customary court shall mainta jn such forms, books of accounts, records, registers anJine tit<e, asmay be specjfjed by the High Court in lonsultation wrtn tfreGovernment. (3) The Government may for discharging their functions andresponsibilitres require through the High courr, tne crvit courts tofurnrsh to rhe Government suCh particuLrs uno ,loiriuiioi retatrngto the workrng of the courts and other matters a1 iti/ may cattfrom ttme to time 23 Power to invest Civil Judges (Senior Divlsion) with jurisdiction under certain Acts : (1) The State Government, rn consultatron with the Hrgh Coun may, by generat or special order, jnvest any C,vil .luoge (SJnioi Divlsion)withrn such local limits and sublect io.r.n pu*n,urylri,rOi.tion as may be speclfied in such order, wrth att oi any oitftJ oo*"r. ota Distnct Judge or a Court of Djstnct LuOge as tne'cJJJmay Oeunder the lndian DrvorceAct, 1g69 (4 of 1866) the tnOln Sr-..u"",onAct, 1925 (39 of 1925) the Special Nr"tugu, A;i'1-95a ol. rhuGuardran and wards Act. 1S90 (S of tegOl Jisrcn'otr"eilqcts asmay be deemed necessary (2) Every ordermade by a Civrl Judge (senlor Drvtsron) by vrrtue of thepowers conferred upon hlm under sub-sechon ( 1) sh;ll ;e suOlectto appeal to the Court of Dtstrict Judg". ' ' (3) Every order of a Court of Drstrjct Judge, passed on appeal undersub-section (2) from the order of a Crviliu,jg" tS*;i Di;",onl "t,",rbe subject to an appeal to the High Co*r ,r0", irr" ,ri".'Jo"nt",n"o in the Code applicable to appeals from "ppettat" OecrJJs- 18 24. Fees for process : The High Court shall from time to time, in consultation with the Government, prescribe and regulate by rules, the fees to be taken for any process issued by any Civil Court;ther than Customary Court. Such rule may provjde for payment of process fee in a lump sum rn advance along with the plaint. 25 Mode of conferring powers I Except as otherwise provided, anypower that may be conferred by the High Court on any person underthisAct may be conferred on such perjon ejther oy n#e oity virtue of offrce 26 Power to make rules : (1) The Government may, in consultation with the High court, by nottfication make rules to carry out the purposes of-thrs Rct (2) ln padtcular and wjthout prejudice to the generality of the foregotng power such rules may provide for allor any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the manner in which the proceedings of each Civil Courtshall be kept and recorded ; (b) regutating the grant of certjfied copies of papers in Cjvil Courts, (c) regulating the dutjes and functions of the min jsterialstaff and officers of the Civil Courts. (d) regutating the jssue of licenses by the Drstrict Judge of thedistlct to persons to act as petition wrjters in Civit 6ourts rn that dtstnct and the conduct of busrness by them and the scale of fees to be charged by them. (e) provtdtng penally of such amount not exceedtng one thousand rupees for breach of the rules made under cliuse (d) and the authoflty who coLtld jnvestjgate the breach of rules and rmpose the penalty , (, Forms, books, regjsters records and account to be majntalned by the Civil Courts ; (g) Any other matter which in the opinion of the State covernment has to be or may be prescribed for the efective eniolement of the Act and the administratlon of the Courts. (h) Any other matter includrng functioning of Customary Courts for ettecr,ve enforcement of the Acr 19 27 Amendment of the Assam Frontier (Ad lninistration of Justice) Regulation, 1945 (No. 1 ol 1945) : ' t1) ln the Assam Frontier (Adrnrnrstratrolr o{ Justrce) Regulation, 1945 (No. 1 of 1945). herernafter referred to as tho Principal Regulation, from the date of conrmencenrent of this'\ct;' (l) ln section 15, the words "tlre Deputy Colnmissiorrer, the Assistant Commtssloner and" shall be deleted. (ii) Sections 16, 1 7 shall be deleted. (iii) ln section 24, for the words, "Assistant Commissioner", the words 'District Sessions Court' sh3ll be substituted. (iv) (v) Sections, 25.26,27 and 28 shall be deleted. ln sectron 36. the woros tnL'deputy Comllrlssioner, the Assistanl Commissioner and" shall be deleted. Seclions 37, 38 and 39 shali be deleted. In section 40, forthe existing entries, the following shall be substituted 'The viilage authorihesshall try ajl suits without limit of value, in which both the parlies are indlgenous to the State of ,Arunachal Pradesh" .. (vi) (viii) ln section 41, {or the words and frgures, "Rupees 500" the words and frgures. ' Rupees 5000' shall be substituted. (ix) ln section 42 for the y,oros and irgJres, "Rupees 5O0O' . the words ancj flgures 'Rupees 50,000 shall be substituted. (x) Sub-section (2) of section 44 shatl be deleted. (xi) Sub-secilon (2) ofsection 45 shafi be deteted ' (xii) Sections 46,47,48,49,50, 51 . 52, 53 and 55 shalt be delBted. lxiii) Sub-sections (2) and (3) of secrion S6.shall be deleted. (xlv) ln sections 57 [.] and 59 forthe words "Deputy Com,llissionef, and'AssistantCommissionel fl]e words,,,Vtllage authorities, 6hall be substituted (xv) ln the Pflnclpal Regulatron. for the word "Administrator. . .wherever appears the words ,,State Govemmenf, shall bg substitured. (xvi) ln the Principat Regulat,on for the words "Unton Tonitorv, wherever appear the woro "State, shalr be substtuted vii) Deleted by Assam Fro lAmendnreiit) Act, 2023 ,ntier (Adminrstration of Just,ts) RegulEtion 20 28 Validation: (1) The.prevrous operatron of theAssam Frontier (Administration ofJustice) Regulation. .194S as amended from time to time, and 11y^tll1g!?." or any action tur,"n in"r"oiin'r,jj"lr,i i,"r; "",rnconsrstenr wrth the orovrstons of tnrs nct be -O-e;;"d i;,;1"r"been done or taken under tt and shall continue to b" ,;1:?llu"p?ndrng provrsions of thrsAct altered or amended , rorce unless and unttl the same rs r2l N^otwrtnstandtng anylhjng contarned rn any other law for the trmeoerng rn force, any proceedrng- .r,, p"no,nj r.;; ;;r;,,"C;rnbefore commencement of tnrs Act or any decree, orders passedDy any such coun shall be vattd Power to remove difficulties lfIne provisrons of this Act ,h"Tll'Il:ltl::rses rn grving eflect to rnconsrstent with the provrsrons o uovernment may by order' not I the Act remove such drffrculty