The Bhopal (Courts) Ordinance, 1950

(i --~··• . - ·• ....... ' ' ·, \ ' ' : J • ·oRDINANCE. No. · XI of 1950 . (1'tti>li81ied in tl1,e Gazette of India . E:itrao1:dinary da'ted the 25th Ja.,iuary,. 196;0.) . - I . :,: . o .dlll&Dce to provide for the constttution of a Court of Judicial Oomm15ston'fls ,,.. AO r and. other courts for Bhopal. • ... , IIEREAS an e!lle~gency ha.a .e.1·.isen w~i~h makes .it ne.cessary to· pro~ide ior the const1tut1on of a. Court of J ud1c1al Comm1ssione.r and other cou.r.ta ,. , for B.bopal ; ~ - . - ' :· Now, THEREFOR'.0~ .ir:a. e·xeroise of the powers c.onferred by section 42 o.f the i Gov.ernment 0£ Ind.ta 4L\ct, 1~.35 (.26 Geo., 5., c. 2), t,he Governor~General ls, . 1 ; ' l)~sed ~ make and prcmulga.te the following Ordinance: . , • J ~~1 CHA'PTER I ~ PRELIMINARY . 1. Short tltl·e, extent and eo.mmenceme:nt. (1) T·his Ordinance .~ called th.e Bhop'al (Co·1Jrts) Ordinance, 1950. may be - _(,g) It extends to the Chief ·Commissioner's Province of .Bhopal . . 1.' (3) It shall come into force a.t once. . • ' .• 2. Definitions.· In this Ordin·anee;, unless the context otherwise requires ~­ (1} ''Chief Commissioner,' means the C,h.jef Commissioner of, Bho1Jal,.- • . . . . ,_. , _ (ii) '' district eourt:'' m,eans the court of the distrtct judge and include$ ,, • . the cour~ of an add.itional district judge; ' '' • ' (i'ii) ''land. suit)' means a s.u,it for the esiabli:shment of title to land, or for possession of l.and or itl which ony right. or •interest in 1a.na is claimed.;~ .. ' •• _- {~-i.1>) ''small ~ause s:uit' 1 .means a !5l1i_t o.f the natu·1·e _c·ognizable ·by a _ _ C-0urt of Small ' Causes under the Prov1nc1al Sn1-all Ct1use Col1rt·s Act, 1·88~ (IX 0£ '1887); • • • • , ( v) r·' unolassed suit'' means,• a ,suit which is neither a land suit nor L a. ttnall cause suit; ";. r . ,'\Q· ~- ~-~· , . <r ' :• " (.' ") • r . 1 • ' J • vi., _ va~ ue in mat-ter ·or the. suit.- relation to a suit· weans the value, of the subjec:4 • CHAPTER l.l . COURT OF '?RE~ J UDXOIAL COMMISSIONE:R ' • ,~ . . Establishme:nt of the Oourt of the J'udieial Comm·i°ssion~r-- •·•On ·and :from . . the commencement of this (_)1,dina·nce -there shall b:e established for Bhopal . :° a Court t-0 be known as the Cotlrt of the Judicial Commis:sioner for Bhopal · • :' . .. which shall consist of the Judicial ·Comn1issioner and an Additional Judicial ~om.missioner, .if any. - • ' . 4 . . Appointment of · Judicial Oommfssioner and Addit:onal Judicial Com·mtt ... 1 :~!Oner. _(1) 'fl1e J ·\1dicial. C-.ommiss.ion·er and the Additional Judicial Comm.is,. . , ~ .... 'ilOtler, if a1\yl shnll be appointed by the Central. Government. J -. • - ' . . . ' ,' ' • • • '~ -• -f .. ..; 1 . • • ., ' • .. ./ ·' , . ', '(., . • • - ' . . ' ' • .. • I ' . . '.' ' . • • • ' ' • - ,, , Bltopal ( Oou,rt,) • ·[ .Olln .~ : ':; - • ,t ·~ • ' , I • . (~) A person ·.s~!l~l not ~e. qualified ,. f~.r ~ppointrnent· as the J udiciaJ -~ . . missioner or Add1t1ona,l J ud1c1al Co~m1ss1oner unless h .e ll:l, ' ◄ ' • • ' .,. ' ' ' ' • . . - - • ' ,. (a) is . quali6~d. t?- ~-~ . :nppointed as a . _Ju.dge of. a .. Rikh Cou_l't un<l_ .. ~ ·• # • sub-section (3) o·f section 220 of tl1e Government of _India Act, 1935_; or er (b) was the Chief Justice or a .Judge o~ the ~igh Co·urt of J3h~ .. ,. irn~ediately b,efore- th~ commencement of this ·O.rdin·ance; or P~l - (c) has for at lAast-. five· years ·served a.s, or ~a district judge in Bhopal; or_ . ~ . exercised the powers i . , ' Oil ' (d) bas served fo.r ~t le'ttst ten years as a subordinate j·udge in .Bhopal; • • ... t l - or ~ , · -(e) is . or has acted- as the Legal Remembrancer ot Bhopal; o~ · .,. ·::. I . . . . ·- . -- • • ~ ~ • .. : (/) b·aa fo:1; at least. ten. years . ·been . a pl-ea.der of the Hi~h Court ~ : ·-~ - , • • - r Bhop!l or, be~or~ the estabJ1~h~e~t 9£ -~hat. Court, . of any court , exeicising . ~· . 1 ~ '", . ' the highest cr1m1nal and c1v1l JUr1sd1ct1on. 1n Bhopal. i • . • ; "'" _ _ .5. casual vacancy in th,e omce cd the .ludici~l (!o~m~~~ne~•~n th~ • ~ .. , -· • ~ occurrence of a vacaney in . the office of t·he J ud_1c1al Comm1s~1oner:, the ·· '.Additional Judiei~l Oo.mmissioner, if al)y, .spall, pe.nd1ng the a,ppo1nt:ment _of . • 1 the Judicial Oommi.esioner. aot as the .Judioial Commissioner. • :_, :. " . . " , • . 6. Bank, precedence a.nd respon!ibility of Ju.di.cial Conimissioner. The ,. J : . 1 _ : 1 • J~udicial Commissioner· shall have rank and precedence be·fore tpe A<Jditional . . ·, . , Judicial C.ommiss-ione·r and $hall be r~sponsible for the admi.nistration, and genera.lly for the distribution of bu.siness, of the Court of the Judicial Corn.- • - , • ,. > - . -. . ,. . -,.. . • -- . • •· •· - -:-- m1ss:1oner .. , ' , 7. Eze•rcise of ju?isdiction by J'udicial Comm,issioner and AdditionaI Judictat . ;•: 8 Oommissioner.-S·ave as provided by this Ordinan~e and subjec.t 'to such • .. t ~ or,aers a•s the Judicial 'Commis·sioner may make as regards -the distribution ~;. ( -- ,of bu·sin·ess 1between hirn·self and th.e Addit;iona:l Judicial Commis$ioner.. the \ c jurisdiction of the Court of: the J u.dieial Commissioner may be , e~ercised by the : • J"udici:al Commissioner or by the Adiitional Judicial Commissioner. , '.r . ll ' ' '" . - . 8. Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of tbe Judicial aommiasi.oner ~~ • •. ·. ·: , Sa.ve as otherwise provided by this 01·di11anc<!I or any othe1· law for the time . :, ( - • 11:e-ing • in for.Ce! ·the Court of . tl1e J udi-ciaI•. qommissi~ner shall be the, highest .. ):· : t: eivil and cr1tn1nal court of appeal and rev1s1on for Bhopalt 1<. 8 9: Registra! . and miDiste,rial ~~cers.-(1) .' . ~h.e . Ohief 9omtnissionet m~ 'J .• 4 appo111t a R_eg1strar and the J ud101al Comm1ss1oner . may, with . the eonctl!'rence ·,. ~ of the Chief Comn1issi_o1;er, ~pp~int. su~h other ministerial . officers as may be ~ l~ a necessary for the adm1n1strat1on of Ju·st1ce by t·he Co,urt of the Judicial, Com.. ~: ·,: n,~i,ssio11.er . and for the exercise of powers a11d the !)erforrnance of the duties <;on/erred or im·po~'ed on. it by .this Or~ina11oe or any other la\v for ,t,he time . t'lte:ing in _force. • • , , / ,, •• •. ~: ' .·• (.11) The Judi<Jial Commission~r may ~a½e. roles for delegating · to . 0 • ; 1 Ueg.1strar sucb powers and d.ut1es of a. 3ud-1c1~l; quasi-judicial or non-judicial ,. na,ture a.s he deems .fit. . • , , · • _t • ' • . (8) 1Jntil a Registrar an<1 otbe1· officers · a1le appointed un.der this section1 lhe ;R~gistrar ·. n,nd . other· •officers of the ,.High 901urt . ?f Bhopal holding ' offio~, · I fm.medla tely p,efo.re the co.mmen·cement of this Ordinance shall act as the R :e.gistt~ar and as correspon,a~11g officers respectiv·ely of the ·C,~urt of the- J ·udicia1 . I ' • " ' • I ' ' • Commissioner .. ·. . • . 1~ ... Superin~endence and control _ of ·subo!din·ate· courts. (.1) The genera 1 · ' ,- ~1per1ntentle11c~ ~nd_ co~tz:ol ,ov_er ,a_ll .s.ubord1nate c~urts in -Bhopal sh·all ve.st tn th.e- Court oi the , .Tud1c1a] Comm1ss1oner. . .., • I ,, . • r ' \ ' ; _, -. . . . . ' ' - - . . ' ' • d , t ' . - ' , . -, • , . • • • ... ' Bhopal . (_Court-,) - . , • • • ,. ' . , , • ( b) ; dire.ct the tr6nsfer of a.ny. .suit or a:ppeal from __ cou.rt. to any o·the:r cQurt of equal or· superior jurisdiction; any subordir1ate ~·--:•.. ' .# J>.,,_ .. ;{~ , ' '• ♦ j , , , . , _ e , , , . . ( o ). make rules ~ and issue ge.neral directions atnd pre·scribe regulating the practice and proc·edure of subo.rdinate co,urts; \ forms for f, ........ ' ' ;[~ • • (bd) ptrhesormj~e forms in w:hich bool<s, ·en·tries .and acc·ou11ts shall be , :':~ :(. ·:: kept y .. e o cers of any suol1 court,. • • .• \ .•,.t_,.,:~ . • ', ........ i.•, " ~-{~ . 11 .. :R~gistei-a, books and accaµnts and ~t~te111ents ~o. be kept by Judicial ~· ,Oo~m1ss1oner • _ · .(1) The Court ?f th.e J ud1e1al Comrr11ss1011er shall keep such ;'; 1·eg1sters, books and accounts a.s may be neoessf:try for the transaction of the : : • busin·ess of the Court and shall forward to the Chief Commissioner s.uch of ihose re·giste1~s, books and acnoun.ts and suc.h stateme.nts of the work done in .. _ the, Court as may from time to ti~e be required by the Chief Commissioner: , ' if ~. , . , \:: ... • .. _ ~ -·(·f). ~he Court of. the Judicial Commissioner shall also comp.Jy with su,ch t:,, .. - r.eq 91s1t10Ds as ma.y ·b,e ma,de ~y the Central Government or the Obie£ OommiS• t~~ .. · sio11~·r- !ot eerti~e~ copies of, or .extracts lrom, the records .of the. Court of the ~1/ , • Judic1s). Comm1ss1oner or any court subordinate thereto.. , ~ · , . - , :. " -• ,• ~,! -· - -l; . . · 1~- Proe'edure of_ the Court of Judicial. C·omniissioner .. -N ot.wl thstanding .t · anythi11g. contai11ed in the Code of Civil Procedure, ·1908 (Act, V of 1908), or· ~- . the Code 0£ C.tiJ?inal Procedt1re., 1898 (Act V of 1898)t the Court. qf the Judicial t.;, - Commissioner shall record · evide·nce and judgments . in such ma.nner and pres- ··•.··~· ~ ori'be such fo~s to be used i11 proceedlngs before. it as it may direct by rules~ :._· . ·m·ade bJ. it with the sru1ction of the Chiu£ Commissioner. .- . I • . :~ .. · · , .·1.3~~ Admission ·and removal ot· advocate·s, vakils and. plead.ers.- - (1) . • ~he .f 'C·ourt of the Judicial Commissi~ner .may, subject to s.uch l"t1Ies as it may with ~ _, the. s,anctio11 of the Chief Commis:si:oner make, admit proper persons to be ;~, · ... ~dvocates, vakils and pleaders in an.y court in Bhopal ;and may .remove or t_ ,:' ' spefid froiri practice orr reasonable cause any person so adi:nitted, and !'11a.y ~ authot·i.se • such advoca~s, vakils and pleaders ·to plead and to. ·act for su1tor.s '.:._~ • and-· aoc,1sed • perso·n:~ ; . " . . , J)1·ovided that advocatest vakils and pleaders who, immediate.ly before .the ·~.· .,· conimex:cem.e1lt of this :Ordinan·ce, h.eld. a sanad 'for p;ractising in the High Court ' • • -• , '.,_ • of IlbopaJ _shf.lll he entitled to ap_p~ar, plead_ a?d aet as ad'Voeates, vakils_ and :., . · ,': · . aders in the Oourt of tbe · Judicial Comm1ss1oner and all courts st1bordinate .. . . ' ' , • ~- . - , .... . --- , . . ... - • ... + ! \ ,. , ·. (~) No person other than all advocate, vakil or pleader shall be al.lowed tci i - plead and act for . s\1itors and , accu~ed persons, excep~ th{lt ~y _suitor may . ,,_ appear, plead or . act on hiS own. behalf or on behalf of a C?•Su1tor • if so autho- \ · ' • :' ' ri seci . " -- - • '. . . ,1 . , I + .. ... I ···~• ... f'.... 14. seat. ·o1 the Oourt of Judicial oomnussu>ner. ~be CoBuhrt ·o.f the'· J uiiciQhl ,,,. ; . Con. 1 mjssioner sh·a,11 be a Court of 1·ecord .and s?·a~l -sit at ~p:11 or a,t • sue • • othC>r -phice or.ule.ces if anv n11 the ,?ndioial ?01nm1ss1o_ner may, wtth the, approval . (. of the Cbie£ Commissioner, . fr.om t·l~e to t1me, appoint. ..... • • + ' r' . , .I ,. , " f ' ' , . • s . . , " l ' , , • ( , ' • . • • , • . ;, • • • • - • - ' ' • • . -· B ./iopa·t (Oourts) " ' CHAPTER 111 . - ' , • SUBORDINATE CoUR'l'S . . . . ~ . . . , . • ·t· . t tb.e Court of the Ju.~Jc1~l Oomm1ss1oner 15. o-ia,s.ses of co,!lr:ts~-ln addi 10f bI1sbed uuder the Prov1n.c1al_ Srnal! CauSe 8-rni the Courts o.f. 6-mall Oau:se~ e; :he eoutts ·establi~sbed _· under any_ ~ther law Courts Act, 188'7 ( IX .of 1887), an b 11 ·b· J.b.e ,lollow1n~ elasses of civil court a • • " :1 • • th re s a e · u 1. - :to 11, for hhe time being in 1.oree, . • e: • , _ , • namely: .· . _ • - (1) th·e court of th.e. district judge: , - - , . (ii) ,the · cou.rt ·of a sub·ord:inste judge; , L • •. ' - ' I • . ' - - , (iii) the court o! s. mu11siff. • _ . _ _ . . _ , . . _ . _ . . . . . .. . .. . . __ _ . • .. . .. _ _ _ _ 1 .For the purpo~e·s . 0£ _ this Chapttr. • , ' ' • the Chi~£ Con:1~11ss~o11~r may, by alter the limits or t~A . ~umber of snch i, . Bhopal into c1v1l d1st1:1c!~ and_ ~ay .- rters of each such ·d1str1et. .~ ;,• t • -t -.... d ......,.9 v d'}te.rn11ne the headq11a -·uts r1c iS . an . .1-U ., • e • • . .. - , • - . _ . . • . . . . . • . hall. after . oonsult~tion with the J i!die:~i!1l . (2) .T~e Ch1cf Co?lmissi~ne.r . s _- ' as h tliinks necessa:Y f:o be , d1str1ct - • • _, -.• • I Oommi.ss1oner:, appotnt as man} Y per.son: , . , ha district as dis·trict Judge of thai .judges and shall post one SU(t l p~rso~1 _ o eao • _ : district: - ·_ - ~. • - . , . . ·, - if' the C.hief Commissioner thinks nit Provided th1at the ·same per_son may, . ·- . d • t -· t - be appointed to be the district judg,e of two or mor·e • 16 no s. . .. · • . ·-. - . .. . · .• . . -(1) When the business pending ~efore the 11, .Add-1~1on~- ~tr1ct_ 3ud~es • . _ . !·d f . , dditional judge or Judges •for - co.ult of a dj.str1ct J,udge re~uir 0 es the_ a! •. 0 :1aya • after consultation with the ·1ts speedy· d1spo$al the C~h1ef . . ,.omm1ss1one: .· , -. , . . . ·. _, . . Ju.dicial • Oommisaioner, appoint su~h add1t1onal. d1str1ot Judges as may be , - necessary. • , · , . (!3) An . addit~on~l djs-t1·.ic,_t ju~ge . so a~~oi~1~te~ ·shall · disoha~ge_ any ,_of • the fut'}ctions of a d~str1ct Jttdge which t•he district .Ju.dge may assign to him, and , i11 the diseh.arge ·of bis -func-tions he ~bail_ exereise t.·be ~am·e. powers as the districb ., d o .JU _ge. . ' . ' .. JS. llunsiffs and subordinate jud.ges. ·(l) The Chief Co.mtnissioner mtavy after co-n.sultatio.n with the J udici.a1 Comtniss_ioner, :fix the number of s11bordi- .:·1 _ onte ,j'l1dges and ~uns:ffs to be aPI??·inted a11d, j:£ the1~e is a .,1acancy in that . ,· numbe1·, may, s!1bJecti ~o t.he rules, 1f ft11r•~ _ma~e un:;le: ·sub ... section (2), ,appoint.) such p~rson a·s 1s 11omJnate~ by the Jud1c1al Gorum1sij1one.r to the v.aca11cy. , _ (2) _The Chiei Com1nissioner may., ,~·afte~ consul.tat:ion with. the Judicj~l Com- <,{ -- • m,i.ssioner, mak.e 1·ules as to the qual1:ficat1ons of pe·rso.ns to be . . ap.po1nted as. 1 subordinate · jud,ges and mun.siffs, . ,. " ,_ .. ,,, ' (i:1) A~.munsiff or a subord1nate ,juclge n1ny be ,suspended from, office by the ' Judicial Commissioner sub,iect to the confir~1ation of. tb.e Chief Commissiott~'tll. . and may: be removed . from office bY, the Ohlef Camm1ss1oner on the report (1,.1 the Judicial Commissioner. . ' ' ' . . • -- • - 1,9. ?he distri-et coµrt to be principal civil, court of • original juri:sdiction. - _ ·,~ • ' _ - The court of the dis'tr~~t judge sh_all b~ ~be~ principal civil <lourt of original ,-:~ • •• · jurisdiction in the district. • ';!.J ,. 20. Orig~nal JUri$diction of ciVil. courts. -Save as otherwise provi(led by anY :! ' • , ' • other law' for· the time being in force, the court of the distriet judge shall hav-e t'~ orig!nal~ jurisdiction in civil suits without limit .as regards ·the· valu~ .1 ,.~ • 2:1~ Ori,ginaJ limits of munsifls or subordinate iudges,.-The juristllction t6 be eRerclsed in origin•aJ civil suits~ us regard·~ the value by any l)ers·on appoint~d • • I - -- ' • ' . .r r I '_'.: to be 3 subordinate 1udg~. or n __ muns1ff sh~ll. be deteri~it:ed 'by. the Chief Corii­ },'~ missione:, .aftet eonsultat1on "1th tl1e J ud1c1.al Comm,ssione.r 1 m su,eb manner :··, ·s b· e· thinks fit. ' _ .,. , 8 ,, • . t, 22, L?cal limtt.s ~f .~u~sd~otion ot ~unsi~~ and ~ubordinate judge~. (1) The . , :,i. 1: locul limits of ~he .JUt1sd~ct!o11 of n ~u.bborct111a.t: Judge or a u1u1151ff shall he •\ _:> such 8•8 the Chief Comm1-ss1on£-r may, y .11ot1.ication in the Offieial Gazette ... ' . . ,, ~ defi.oe. - • ~•,_:_.. (f>) ,v_hen the C,h.ie:f. Com1niss~c,.n~·r p.ost$ _ a su~~o1·dinat~ ju~g.e to a distri.cti the l~: local lini1t·s of. tl~e d1st1·1~t ~11a:II, 1 111. tl1e ab•se11ce ot 11-D)" dl'rect1011s to the conti'nry, t:: be ,the local 1m1.1ts of hts 3ur1sd1ct-1on.. . f 23, Powers of .. the Chief_ Comm.~ssioner to_ regulate thi! institution of pa.rti- f cular class of su1~s-~ _ N ot\\·.1t~st,111d111g a11J1 th111g c.on.taj11ed. i11 .seetio115 10, 20, f •. 21 and 22, tl1,~ Chief Comm1s~1011er· m.ay, by a;11de1· publi.sh.ed iu the Official f Gazett~, dire(:t t~at a·ny part1cula1' eloss or classes of sui,ts shall only be jr)stt- ·f:: tf\lt3d in aoy pa1·t1cular court or .courts . . ~;.. ·-t-tp 24., ·Honorary ·mu1:1s:ffs ~r subordin~t~ i'1dges., (1) Tl1e c ·hief Commission~-: '\ '3 xnay, after eonsultatton _with ~he J ud1c1al Commissioner,. nppoint any person 't to be an honorary s~bor,dmate Judge or an honorary mun.st.ff and may confer on , - ··- s11ch judge ~1··. 1?-u1~s1ff a 11 or t'\t1y o.£ tl1e po""ers co11fe11tble under this ·Ordinance 1 ·t on e s1J.bo~d1nate ~udge or a m:uns~, as the e~s~ may be, with resp·e,ct to _any ': . class oi suits or withdraw or suspend the ex.erc1se of any .Powers so confe.rred. 'j ~ . i:· • (2) Ar1y person on whom powe:rs are ·conferred under sub-s·ection (1) shall f ;. , .be deemed for the purp·oses of this Ordinance to 'be a subordinate judge or a .- munsiff:, as the case may be. E-.,. ;1• _ 25. Small cause jurisdiction of .subordinate judge or munsif!,-The o·hief •• , Commis. s:oner may, by notifica.tion in. the Offi.cial Gazette, confer within such , · ,- local !imit•s as he thinks fit on a subo1~1inate judge or .a munsiff the jurisdict-io.n (; of a judge of the Cout~t. of Small C.au.se.s under the Pro-vincial Small Ca.use : Courts Act, 1887 (I,X of 1887), for the, t1:ial of small cause suits up to such value, .(. ·not exceedin.g five hundred rupees in the, case of a subordinate judge. or one {'!' ht111dred, rupees in the case. o,f a munsiff as t-he Chief Oommissioner thinks fit, ;:f;s and may \\"ithdra,\r any J· t1ri'Sdiction so cor1£e1·red. · ' . f{~ ~' ' ·,:. .26. .Exercise by subordinat,e judges t>!~jL1r1sdicttibn of district court in certain I proceedings.-(1) The J udici.al Commis,s'ione.r may·, b:t general or spe.cial order, • i aut.gori·se any subordi11ate juclge to take cogniza11ce of, and any dis_trjct juclie ~~- to tra,nsfer to ·a suborcl',inate j~d_ge. under his control, any proeeeding or auy I ,c},a.ss of pro,ceeding1 -specified in su.ch -o.rder, under-,. f I t. -- , (b) t_he Guardians _and Wards Act, 1890 {VIII of .1800); or >.'. • (c) . the Provincial Iusolvenay Aet, 1920 (V of -1920). · ·, . (2) . The distri?t judge may wi~hdra~ any such pr~ceeding taken eogniz:1noe :-,. ~f by, or,-·transferred to, a subor~111ate Judge under h]S control, and may either :.: . di-spose 6£ it himself o.r t-rans£e1· 1t to a11y ot.h.e1' compete.o·t court. • • /. , . ·•.--1 (8) _ Proceedings t _alren eog1~iza,nce of by, or. _transfe~red to, a. subordinate. _judge -· .: • der: this section _sh:all be -disposed 0£ by him, subJect to jhe. rule.s app11c~ble to lik~ proceeiing,s in the cou.rt of th,e dist-rict judge. ' ' . . 2.1., Place of sitting of courts.-( 1) The C·hief dommissione~ tp.ay b,y ord·:1.: fix J.he J?lace or places at which any court constituted under this Chapter is to be held. , • ,, .· .,/ (e) The place or places so ·fi:x:ed may be beyond }he ·1ocaJ limits o~ thf• j1J{ri:sdlctio1! of the court, .- I • ' . • r ' ' I - I . ' J • - • - • • f • ,, . ... "t-, ,) · . ~~---~..--~-.. - - - , •• r- , · ' ,, • • .... ~ . ~'7· . ~ •• . • . - • •.- 1 B1,~pel (<Jo,irts.) .•. - -· _t - - • : - ... -. • .. I • • .. L 0 • ~ I . • . ' - . . . ' ' . I • - [ .Oll) (3} Save as. otb~rwise provided . by an orde~· under t~is. -section,_ -a .. •• tt oon_stit~te,d ~n?er this Chap.ter may be held .. at any pl.ace w1th1Il the local lr~ of ,~s Junsdict1on. . ,. ltlit, . . 28, Contt&l ot e~ta by ~t,rtot judge~: . ~ubject to .th~ ge~&ral supel'U) de.nee and control of. t~e. J udicia~ (:om~1ss10~1er, ___ t~e d1str~ct. J~dg~ ~ha.II h~n-, oootrol ol'er all the civ1l court$ w1thJn the loeal lun1ts of his 1.unsdictiou . . a.v~ • 1 ~ • _ .29. Kuusteri&l omcers of courts.-( 1) The min_isterial offi.eers of the d. t ... 'court, shall be appoin.ted hy th·e district judge. ' 16 l'tet (i) T'he ~ii1;isterial office·r.s. of c-iv.i~ courts under the control of the .dist· . . jt1dge shall be appoint-ed b·y the distriet, judge. -· · riet . . ' ' (.3) ~very appoi?ti_neut 11n~e1· . this _ section spa.JI be ; s':1bjeet to .~u-~h rules a, the J~d1cia~ Comm1ss1oner, w1th the approval _of the Chief Comm1·ss1oner 1 ltlay . \ . make 1n th1s behnlf. _ .t • .. judge _ may, with the prev 10us sa.nCJtion of the J ud1c1al ComnilSSi~l!er, deleg 11 te , l, 'i to the judg:e of any court u11der his _co11trol all. or any of the pow~rs ?onferred on • • the .'dist1·iet j'udg~ by se.cti~n. 2~ of this Ordinance ancl_ on ~ cl1s.tr1ct c?urt by sec.~1on 24 o.f the Code o.f C1v1l Proc~du1·e, 1908 ~Ae.~ V of .~908), to be exercis~d : •• . ~ by such ju.age in. a.uy • specified po11'1on of th,e district, sub3ect to the control of • • tb.e distrlet j_udge. . _ • - \ • , • CHAPT·E.R IV , - . - . APPELLATE ANn REVISIONAL Ju~1·SDlCfftON~ lN CIVIL CASES • • + ... ... ' ,, . .31. A.ppeals from original decrees.-Save as 'otherwise provided by any law s \ for the tune being in force, appeals from decrees of courts -exercising origin.al jurisdic_tion shall lie as ~ollows :.- . , _ · · • - · ' . ' . • (~) f1·om a decree of a munsiff. in any suit and of a subordinate judge in. a suit. the valu.e of w·hich does not e~ceed fiv•e thous~nd rupees, to the coult of the distriq~ judge, and • • • - "-. to) iu nll oth.e1-- ,~& , . . : . - · e Court· . of .. the Judicial Commissioner: ' .. ' . , .- Provided, that the Jvdicial_ Co·mmis~io.u: ._ ·. ~ :i.tb the. p1.;e·vious sa.nction of the: - . . I - • ' ~- ~· • Ul1ief . Con;mi~sionerJ may.1 _by noti~•en~ior1. in t ~cial Gazette, du .. e.c~ that a-p.~eals lying to t~e eo;u~t• of_. the cl~str1ct. ~Ju~ge _'irom ·-alJ or any of _the decrees ~ . • .... --- . ~a.ss.e~ by · a mul1s1ff 01~ J:iy a su bord1nate Judge 1~ a, .. smalr-~~1se su~t the value - of which does not exceed five hund~ed 1~t1pees or m t,ny uncla:sg,e,fi s.u1t the value . .of _ whi~b do~s not _ exceed 011e hund~ed _ru~ees shall ~e p-~~~ferre~ t-0 sueh other' t subordi:r;iat~ _Judge as may be mentioned 1n the not1ficatron. 1 .an the appeals , shall thcreupo,n be p,referred necordingly, and the court of such ot,he', subordinate judge_ shall be deemed to· be the court of t•he district judge for · the,~µ:rposes of all appeals so preferred.. . ·~ -\, ' . 32. ~ppea.Is from a-ppellate decrees. • ( 1) Save as· othe,r,vise provided by any · · . l&w for tl1e time being i11 force a s.e.oond appeal shall lie to tlie Uour-t of th; . . Judicial Commissioner in an.y of · the following cases f.rorn _ an .appe,lla te decree -~ . a dist1·iet c~urt on any frOlJnc1 ,,,h_ioh wo~1l(l be a. good g1·out1d ot appeal if the · ~ decree had bee.n passed 1n .an origJnal s,u1t1 namely:- • · , ( \: . - .... : (a) in a small c&u:se suit or uncl,assed suit- . - ' . . I- . ' . . ••• (i) ,.if thJe value o~ the suit is o-ne. thousand rupees or upwards, ··· ... oi the _ de.cree , 1nvol ves directly some cla.11n_ to, I or q:uestion respecting p1·0- pe1-ty . of _1,ke \·~lue and the decree of t.he dis~rict court v111·ies Vt ..,, reTerses, otherwise than &1 to CO$ts, the d~cree of th.a court below,. 01; . , \ • • • • •· • I • 8 Bhopal (.Oov.rts) • : l '.o • • ' · il) . . , . . . , ch a plication hQS .b~~.n a~.~itted,. t~e Uou . : • ~: (iv) ~hen ,un1 su I·nllp ~.ubJ·ec:t Lo p1x,v1so (iii), treat the xnatt:t.0tth~ • J udicit\l Comn11ss1or1er s i~ .·' "' . • . - • • • • - . . ,.,;,r of t . application as.· if it • \\·e.re un appeal.. , · · he . • . • . . • . . f p:roeed tire is not a question of la\\· 0 . . .B:tpla11atio1t ·-:-·t\ qt1cst1on o.. . . . r Cl:lstoni .vithit1 the mean.1ng_ of clau~e (b.). · . · . . . . , . , . ;h . riod of· lin1i t,, tion n1enti?ned in ptoviso (i) t . , • . {2J In eomp~t1n~ ~th!erespects not herein spec~fi~d, the period • of li s~b see.i1on tl) andl~m ~ll · 1 ·11 be gover11ed by the pro\·1s1ons of t11e lndinu 1~rn!~­tio11 of the app 1cat1011 s lt\ _ • • - ' 'tn•ta. tion Act, 1008 (IX of 19C)8) • •. (8) Seetion . 115 of .tl1e c·ode . of C'ivil ·p1'0cedure, not aJ>ply to the P1-ov1nee of Bhopal, ' . ' ' 1908 (Act ,~ of 1908) ·I . ,. ,_ ,, s 1an : . ~. aourt-toa payable on _f!vlst~,-(1) __ The . ~urt .. fees p~yabt~ ?n J\pp& • .. 1 tion t1nd.e1~ s~ction 3:5 sl1all be· tl1e same. ·as. t.ho$e foi the time being payable , ·, \ l.k . -· 1: t·· nt" t·o·· tl1e. 'Hinl1 Co111·t of Jltd1e~tur:e .nt Nf;lgpur. : 1 e npp ten. 10 i:\ . • • o . _ , ' . (.2) If tlle Coui·t of the Judicial _Ootll1:1issio~ert Oll an ttpp.~ic:ation_. in r~l>e<=t • :. ·of ,ltl1icl1 the fe,~ 1>a)·t,ble u1:ider sub-s·eo.t1011 (1) bas b:ee11 p.aid., sebs aside 'Qt· · .· modifies a decree or 01·der of the <:ourt below or rem~uds the ease for .~ •fr8' : _ decisioi1. tl,e Co, 11·t of tl1e. ~T titl,icittl Cfott1111issio.ner i11ny ~1·rint t<) _tl1e upplicant 1 : < oe10:tifieate t\lt't,l·lor1~i11,g 11i111 tel rccei,-~ l):tcl, frc)lll tllc Collecto1· of the district in which st1cl1 co·w·t is s· f,.ut,t.ed tl1e full amoiint o! .such fee or ~uch _part thereof ,_ as tl1e Co\11-t of the. ,Tu<liefal. Com1nis.sio11ei·, having rega1·d to tl)e 01rc11mst:ane~ ; of tl1e cose, mny tl111tk ut -, .: • St;·PrLEMltNT.At • PRtlv1s10Ns ., . ' :;7. Seal.-Ev,ery coui·t constitutiea u,nder this Ordina11ce shall use a setll r:,,t ' such fol'm and desig11 as i~ p1·ese:tibe.d hJ' . the Chief Commissioner. ,· ' ' 38. Te·mporary vacancies in offlQe of ~iatrict judle .. -In the ·eve1rt of tl1e .: death, of a dist,rict . jurlge or .. of hi8 bei113 prevented from performing his .duties b1 ·• •• illue•ss or otber caus·e (>r 01· \,is ~tl1st:1to~ fr0m the civil distri.et on leave; the ·, additional district judge, jf any, in the . di~rict or where there is no such .• aclditional district judge the fttst in r~nk of th~ ~ttbordiriate judges shall asst1me ·: ehnrge of tl1e district court, with;out .. in·ten·uption to hi$ • ordinu1·)· dttties·. :lnd ' _ while_ so 1n cbarge, shan perform th.e duties of ' a district judge w.ith .respectj l the fi lin.g o.f. suits ancl ~pp:eals.1 r:eceivin,g pleadings, execution of pmc~s~, _'.,, retur·n of writs al1d the l1ke.t an·d :Sb'itll be, designated as bhe additional a1str1e~ judge; 01; the ,subo~din.ate j11dge,. tlS t~e ea$e may be, ir1 cba.rge of the district ; and shall continue in such charge unt1 \ the office of hbe distl'ict j11dge has been , res11med" or as·sumed by an officer duly appoi.nted th·ereto. : • . 3S. Delegation of ~wers ot ·district f4udge~-Any di$trie1t j.udge leavin.g th€ : hea·dquarters. and proceeding on duty to any place within his district · Y , dele_~?te to_. th~ s?ditional district j,udgeJ if any, or wh.ere there is no s c· af<hhonal ft;st~ict Judg~, to it s~bor~inate _judge at the headquarters, the power ; 0 ~e~fomung 51 lch 1ut1e~, speeified u1 seotion 88 as may be eme~gent, and ~eh ; ?~En ~all be deRignated as the additional district judge or the subordm&le : 111.ge, a .. t . e ens~ may be, in charge of the headquarters. . . . ; di!a:: !e:::O'! -::::'ey in officeot subordinate 1uc1:&9, ·J;n the event of ~ • th'- d1strict j,1,dJ?~ . · . mporary abse~1oe of .any subora1nate 1udge or a muns rt' . ,,. .of a mt.msiff of t1,~;;m~a~1et.t~~ Judge of any subordinate eout't ,or the f0:iie • • • e eiv1. nis,·rt.c.t to perform the. duties of .~be 11:1dge. 0 • · - • ' ·' • [ l ' ' l~•o<JJ ,B:l11>pul. ( l 'otirts) ol -" • . . . 9 ted subot·dlnate cour-t or the eourt of ·the muns· fl . th •~:1 at the pla"~ of such_ coun or of .u1s own 0011ri:. 'bu9: i .e ~ase may . be, '! 1"egisters and records of the two courts shall be ke·'pt d •• t~ every such cise :tJ•JC ,. . . • • LS tnet, .. 41. oontmuance of powers of oBlcets.-Where an . e h . - _- .. _ . _ . sef\'ice of t_he Government of Bhopal who his Pbtr,on . oldtng an ?ffice 1 11 tb.e d th o· l· . . th h t . een inv.ested with an wer& u11 ~r _. ~s • . rc .1n~11ce ·_ ro,1g • ·ou a,ny lo·cal area is tr . £ • • ·d • • . 1 f nn equal or ~1gh~t office ~f the sume nature ,vithit: a like Jaus lerre . or posdld. ~less tho Chief Go1nm1ss1~nei- otber,vise directs oi· ha, ~teha a~~a.,, hd. -~ shall, tl ~-1.. m· p· ·we~ th l l ' • • s o . erw 1se ,._e"'·ted ·se- Ulle sa e O: .. ~s tn • e oca'. area t • • ·h·· h h • • u. ••• u ' · , exerc1 - · c N to • e 1s so tiansf erred or paste<l, d. PoW8f. to rake rules. 'l"he Court of the Judicial Commissione•r • froJ» µme to_ time, . ma~e rules oonsiste'nt with this Ordinance and an ::!; , ~· 1 14 w for the time b.e1ng 111 force - Y . : _e,~ . (a} .fo1· the. _ s~pervision of ~ll. courts. subordinate· to the Court of the · I, t~· Jud101al _ Con1~1ss1oner .~nd then- 1nspeet1011_•; /',,. .. . ' d th , . . . o .• e u ic1a :· <: CJomm1ss1oner~ tt-n _ ·! . p.repa~a~101;1 of _ p.aper books for the .heuring of appeal, I • • l f . '• ! ' j~ " ' r .•. ~; 1· ... '· l I ' r • • ~11'1 the co1>y1n.g, typing or pr1nt1ng .of any s·uch papers or tr~tnslations antl the recove~~ _.f1·01m . the persons at ,vl1ose .instn.nce, or on W'hose. behali papers are filed, of the. exp.enses thereby incurred; _ (e)_ tl1e fees . to b~ oha1:ged _ for processes issu~d by civi.l courts1 or_ b!y ~ny offi~:er of, a~y s~cb_ cou1t tt,~d the fee ~aysble 1i, a~y .s,!1t or proce~dinc ~n any such cot1rt by any part~ to -such ·suit 01· pro'Ceedmg 1n respect of the . t~es of the ple·ader of a.ny· other p·arty to such s·uit o.r pr.oeeediugs ;- ( ~-) ~the . ma~ner ~n ~-hi<'h . proceeding$ of Qivil courts ·shiill be kept anti i~eoruect, the n1,tnner .1n wh1~h. pap~r bo?ks for the hettring of appeo1s shall be prepare,;l and the gr.ant1n-g of cop1es; (e) ull matters relating to offie.ers of court: - (/) declari11g what person$ shall be pertnitted to act · as petition writers ·in. the co1.1rts. s.u bordina te thei·eto ; _ . • (g) regulating t.he issue of licences to sur~h pe1·sons, the conduct of l .. 11si11ess by them q11cl the sea le of ~ees to be char.ged by tbem; and (Ji) determini11g th·e 1iu.,thor:ty:) ~y ,vhich b1·eaches of such rules shall be i11vestigated an.d t·he ,per,f;lties ~l·hich 111t\~I' l)e imposed. ,- 43. Vacations. . (1) Subjec·t tc,, th~ app.rova_l of the ,Chief • C91111nissio11er the J 11dicial Commissioner ~~hall p1~epare i, lis.t _ of days to be observe.d in each , i il';.1ear as close~ holida,ys in the Court of the Judie· al Commissioner and the civil · -~!~cl,zfts s,ubord1n,ate to that Cot1rt. . . -· • . . ' ' I ' r , ' I ' ' • ~ ' ; • ' ( ( 9). The list sh.all be pu blisbed, in the Official Gazette. ( 3) Any judicial act done by a • civil ·court· on a day specift·ed in th.e lisb :sl1all no·t be inv·aljd by reason o:nly of .its having ·been_ done on that ·day. 44. AbOUtion of. 'Bhopal Bigh Court •:•Jl~; other_ civil . courts.-On and from , ,ihe- commencement of this ·ordinan~~; tb,.e. . High. :Coµrt of:. B.hopal_ , and othe-r ~)vii . coll.rts . in- -Bhopal (herein:ifter i-e£6rre'd . to 'Os ''existing civil coU:rts'') shall • ·ee.ase to function., and a;re· he1·eby abolished. . 45. Pending proceedin.gs.-(1} Every .appeal, ~a~e and othe_r proceedit,g penrling before the High Court 0£ Bhopitl, 1mmed1atel! before \he_ eomme?~e­ -m.e11t of this Ordinance't shall stand transferred to the Court ·of the . Jud101al ·Commissioner. , ., . (!1) F.verv appeal, case or other prooeediug pending. · in_im.~<U11tell , b~fore .. · _, ih~ <:nn1meiicement of thi11 orai!'lance, bef,,~~ any of ~ht:_ e?'t~t1ng CJVll oonrta 'lhAl~ stanil transfer1~d to the c01lrt ~x·e~e~s1n~ th.e Jt1r1~d1ct1on • 11~de; • < tb;i"' • • • . . + ~ ' ~ • - 1 • ' • .- I _. • . , , .... .. . . : ,.._r· . ,. " . , , .. .. . . ..... - · ~• . !' • (4) An appeal ~om ~ui, ,Orctelr pas,se~. by_ a JI)._l}g:istrate ~n a ei_iminal ease b~t . ~o,~. appealed aga1_nst . before the commenceme·nt of. this . Ordinance s.hall, if the' appeal vl1ould, before~ such com~enceI!!ent· ·h~v~ lain u.n·der the law 1n force in Bhopal to the High Qourt of Bnopal,~•1ie' to •• tlie· Co\Jl't of the Jmlicial. ·Commissioner. .•·; ~ a: .~ •· . t • .. . • • • • • ' • •- : (t:4 . r \. ' ~ . I •· - r ' ' .,. --- ' .. . - )_ ' - • • , . t • ., C 01 1060 J . • 80 transferred shall . ~ear a1ld dispose of the .same as if. it bad "}lich 1t :!i, or 9: -caa:e or proceeding transl erred lo it in accotdance witb the · "Bh~pat (Oourta) - ·- to &J'.l a PP . . e bei.ng 1n force. . oeel'l . the t1Ill • • . . . . Ft~ for . _, .r· he following laws are hereby repea.led.;-. ' . :aepe-• . . • • _ Th- Bllopa-1 High Court Charter. . t2) e . . ,\ ' ' ' • I . . . -:: - - I . .,_ = ,., ( ' • ' - I : • ' •• ! ' . • " . ,, i .,,, ' . ·•' . ,. • ' " ' • ' • ... . .... ' ' • ,, ' I " ,, , , ,,, • . ·- "' • - " " , ' \ , I • • ' ' , . C I -- ' - , -·: ... "' ..... • ' I "- ,.. • -• • • I •II ,, ,,, ' . ' .., '• • -- .. GIPo • s.1 1ot11 M of·Law 21-9--0 • .. _. ' ' ' ·• • • ' ' '• • ,, • ' - ,, ' " " I .. • C. RAJAGOPALACHARI. i '' . '" ' ' .. .., ' . -" • " Gov ernor-G tti.ertil . • • • • • , - ' r • ,, • '" I .• .. .. . • • ' . " ! . ' ,I. ' '