The Vindhya Pradesh (Judicial Commissioner's Court) Ordinance, 1950

. . . . . ;-. . , ... . . . • . .. . - • • •t -; . ·.•.. - .• . . ... • f __,, • ~•··· _,.· . . . . ... - . /l!J • ' !r., ·. ·. . · . ·. . 7Jo .. - • • • • - - j ,.. L , • -·•• ··.--. · · • (Published in t4e Gazette oi India • Extra.ordinary , d -t d ti 2""th • •• • • •• -• --,,. ·; .~ .. , . J _ _ , a e 1,e a • , • • I . . • ·· · . . . anttary, 1950.) •· • • . • •• _ • i: • 4 • , • • ;/An , OrdiDABCe to provide f~ . the constitu_tion of a • Court to· be knowll as the • • •. f: . · . C~urt of the Judicial Oommiss1oner for . Vindhya Pradesh. • . ·? , •• :• llEREAS an _em~rgency has arisen which n1akes it necesSary to provide· • •• . ,_£0~ the cons~tut1on of a Court to be known a_s the Court of the Judi i l • • ·· Comnnss1one1· for V111dbya f'rRdesh; • • ca : • - ' .· . - • -· . ' . • • • • i . - ' • • • r · · · , Now, THER~FORE: 1~ exercise jo~ the powers conferred by section. <PJ of the . • • i .. " Governn1ent o[ India Act, 1935 (26 Geo, 5, c. 2), the Gov.erncir-General is • •• , t;· · pleased to m-ake and· ·pron1ulgate the. followi11g Ordi11ance :- . • • • • • 1-• .. . • ~ r • • ~~. • 1,. ~hort title, extent and. C?mmenos1r:1el!-t.-( 1) This Ordinan~e may be called• - • • !: · ~he V1ndhya Pr adesh (Judicial Comm1ss1oner's Court) Ordinance, 1950. • ;~. ··. (.8) It extends to the Chief OOmmissioner's Province of Vindhya- Pradesh. •• •• • • •• ' ::. -~-- • · . (3) .It shall come i11to force at 011ce,. • fl!. :,.. - • . . [ . • 2. Def!nition.-In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, f::. · "'Chiet Commissioner" means the Chief Conullissioner of Vindhyn \lradesh. _ -· -· • ' ' . . . • './ ·. ---. ·• 3. Estabtshment of the Oour,; of the ludi~al Oommissioner.-(1) On ,ind -, I .. , . r · · irom the commencement of this Ordiuance there shall be established for the • \: · Pro-Vince -Of , 1indbya Pradesh a Court to be knowri as the Court of the Judicial • , ' : :. , ·_. · Commissioner for Vindhya Pradesh, which shall conSist of the jlJdicial Comntis- • ·, ; , . · .sioner and one 01· more Additiona_l Judicial, . Commissioners as may . be deemed . . - " 'L.,.. . • • •• • r,; __ neeessnry.- . --._. . .. , _ .. .- ~ .. . - . • :-:- . ·• · 4. Appointment- ol Judicial OommissiOner· and Additional Judicial Oom- [,:.·,,, :-. _ :·missionera.-(1) The .Judicial. Commissioner and every Al'fffitional Ju(Jicinl • : · ·· ,Commissioner shall be appointed by the Central Government. • • • , l'r· .. ... • ' ' . -\ < (:2) A persoB s\1811 no~. be :iuali4i_e? for app~hl~niellt as t};le Judicial -Com- •· .. · ffli&sioner or as an Add1t:ona; Judicial Comm1SS1oner unless he:- • , ~ . / . . . . • ,. . . .. . - ' ,:. , • i· . • • (a) is qualified ,to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court under . ~ · ._. -· · sub-section (8) of sectiorl 220 of the Government of India Act, 1935; or • .. . . .: , . . . • • I -:-:•.,, · •··. • ·· (b} wae the Chief Justice or a J~dge of the Rig~ Couz:t, of Vin<lfi.7a -·- • • , . .• ' , I • .. .. . . • : ' ·• . . · Pi'lldesh immediate}w before the commencement of this Ordinance; or • • ,:;J!!.; " . (c) has ~eld for 3:t leas~· t?n. ye~rs a ju~i.clal o~ce in an! Province • , •. , 1 ,. : . . . . OJ.' an Acaeding i ta te 1n India in w h1ch .there 1S a High Court, or • : .. · ·.. · ' ' · . ( d) has been f~r at leasi>_ ten ye~rs an adv~ca te o~· a pleader of a Jl.igh •• ·, • • '.,; - . , -Court in any Province or an Acceding State in India or qf two or 111.ore • •·• .. · · · such High Courts in succession. • _ .-•• . . ,. , ~ ··;: · :E~planation; For tbie purpose of this sub-section _ • •• • ••• • : s,, ·· : ~ ;.;__r~: : • • (i) in ~omputing th• period duri~g which a pe~ has _held j1;1dicial • , • · office under clause (o-) there shall be '?el_uded any pe!1od durmg which he , ·· 'has been an advocate or a pleader wiihin the meaning of clause (d); ••• • .. •• ' ' •· · · · • · • , . (ii)- in. computing the period during whi~ a person has been .an • • , • •• .. · ·, ,advocate or pleader under ~la~s? (d) ther~ ~ha.l be inc~uded the penolt • _ · · .during .which he has held a Jud1e1al office withm tbe meaning of clause (c). - . . , . \ • , •. : . .,. - . . .... . ' . ., .. .. • . . . . . ..... . . • , . . ... .. . : ' ' • ' -. • .· . • ·- .. 1., .. . . . ' ' ' · • --Price anna · 1 · OT lid. • ._ • .. • • . - ... ' . . ' •. . ' . . , . ' . . , • < . . ' ' ' ' . ' • . . . . . • . . . . . . . ' • '• • - • . .. . ' ' . . ., . , "' : ' " ' - . • .. . •, • ' ' ' . . . ,· • • - 2 Vindliya Pradesli (Judicial Commissiuitt.r)s Court) ' [ t\1tn. " :i. Cas~al vacancy in the office of the Jud~~i~ O~~mis~i~~er.-•On the ~ccur .. 1·ence of a vaca11cy in the offic(1 of the Judicial Co1111111sstoner. t_he .t\.lld1tio1ia{ .J uqicial Co111missioner and, if tl1e1·e u1·e n10:e. tht!11 on.e f1dditi<,nal J uclicial t~onunissio11e1·s tne senio1· Additional Judicial L,om~is~ioner tin1011g tl1ein sbaJJ, pencling' the appointment of the J utlicinJ. Uommissioiier, act ns t11; Judicial Cornn1issiouer. ' . •6. Rank and precedence.-The Judici_al Co1nn1~ss~o11er shall have rank ai,d p1·ecedenc:e befo1 e e,·e1·y Additional Ju(lic1al (Jor11m1ss1?11e.1· a1~d shall be res1,011. ,_ • ~ible £01· tl1e tld1ni11ist1·ation, tt.11d ge11e1·ally fo1· the d1str1but1on o~ business, of tl1e Cot•rt cf the J udiciol Commissioner. ·1. Exercise of jurisdiction by Judicial Oommissio_!le~ and .Additional Judiciai Commissioners.-( 1) Save as otherwise provided by th1s 01·d1na11ce, and subject to such orders as the Judicial Commissione1· may malre as regards tlle distri~ btttio11 of business between himself and the Additio11al Judicial Commissioners, the jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Commissio11er may be exercise~ by the Jttdicial Commis~joner or by an Additional Judicial Commissioner or b~ •. · a bench consisting of the Judicial Commissioner and one or more Additional A: J udicia I Commissioners. · - 4 .' (~) Whe1·e a cnse is hea1·d by a be~ch of two or mo1·e ,Judges, tl1e provisions of section 98 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908), s:kall, so far -as 1nay be, apply. ~ · • • • 8. Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Oommissioner.- 1 The Court of the Jt1dicial Commissioner shall be the highest civil and criminal ' • •• coti1·t of appeal and revision for "\tindhya Pradesh and shall hav~ and exercise ., Rll the jli1·isdiction, powers and authority whicl1 tl1e liigh Cou1·t 0£ Vindhya Pra.desh had and exe1·cised imn1ediately before the ~01.t1mencemeni of this - <.>rd111ance. . • - · · _9. Registrar and ministerial offlcers.-(l) The, Chief Commissjoner n1ay appoi11t a Registrar, ~nd the JudiciRl Commissioner may, with the concurrenca , of the Cl1ief Comn1issioner, appoint such otl1er n1i11isterial officers as may be· nec~ssa.ry for the nd ministration of j t1stic~ l)y the Co1.1rt of the Judicial Com-· 111jssione1· and for the exercise of tl1e po,ve1·s or perfo1·1na11ce of the duties con­ feJ·red or ·impOSE.!=.i on it by this Ordina!lce ~r apy other la\v for the time being · i11 f o)•ce. - · • · , . • (2) The Judicial Commissioner may rqal<e • rules - for delegati11g to the Registrar such powers and duties of a, quasi•judioial or.. non-judicial nat-ure 1 as he deems fit. · · ' . • . t(l) Until a Registrar nnd otl1er officers are appointed under this sectio11 the . im1nediately before~ the co1nmencement • of this Ordina11ce, s}1all act Rs the . Registrar a11d as correspondi11g officers respectively of the Court of the Judicial . ' . . . Commissioner. . • . . • , 10. Super:ntendence and control.-(1) Th~ genera.I superintende11ce and contrtll • °i),·er all Sll l)o1•cii11itte col1rts i11 Vi11dhya P1·adesh··. shall vest in tl,e Cou1·t l)f •• t ' Jtldicittf Commissioner. ' . . • . . ' . \ . . ·- (2)_ fn _exercise of the power of superinte~dence and co11trol vested iii· it but "Tithout prejuclire to. the ger.eralitJ1 of such power, the Cou1·t of the Judiciai , . ron1n1issioner may do any ?~ the fo1lowin~ things, that is to say, ·- • (a) call for~ ret~ns; • , _ •. ~- ·. • . _--· - • . " (b) rl i1·ect t.h~ trnn~-fer of n11~r R11it o~. nppenl from any sull-ordi.nitte cotiri to l-11 y ot-h~r COUJ.1i of equal or superior 'jurisdiction; • • . ' I • " . ' . · . . • ·~. p ~...,.,,, •• ..,.,. • .· • ·, .• ., . . . ~... . . . . . . ·. ~ ~ .. . ~· . . . . . . • . . • . . . [·;. . . . 1950 ] .. · ·• · • 11·i11dl1 ya· P raiiesli. t'J1tdicial Oommi•ss,oner'o Oou·,· t) •. •. • • •• tt:, 01.• t. ./ \ • • • • 0 ,/ 3 ""· -~ $ . • • • '; • . .• . • (<:). make rules _and issue general directions a~d preScribe forms • • • • • regulat111g the practice and procedure o_f subordinate courts; . ·, . (<l) p1·escribe forn1s in which books, entries a.nd ~ccounts nl1a:·1 Le k • t by the officers of any of such court.·· • . • . . . • ep . . • 11 .. R~gisters, boo~s an~ accounts· and s~a~ements to be _kept by • JudiCial • ~:-:}·: , c,omm1s~1oner .,-( 1). rhe (,ourt of the Jud 1c1al . Com111issio11er shall keep all .: 1 such registers, . books and accounts as may be necessary for the transaction Jf r~:- the· business of ~he Court a11d shall for,vard to the Cl1ief Commissioner such ;: of those registers, books a~d accou11ts and such state1nents of the work dorie _;. 7 . in th~ Court as· may frotn time to time • be required by the Chief Commissioner. . . •· 'i. .• (2) The Court :of the Judicial Commissioner shall also comPiy with such t requisitions as. ~ay be. made by the Central Government or t~e Chief Commis- • . • i,·, sioner. for cel'p1~e~ copies. of, or extracts from, the records of the Court of the ,· •. ij. · J\tdicial \~on1ml~s1oner or any court subordinate thereto. • • , , . )i cQf 11 o 9,11ytl1111g co11ta111ed 1n a11y other law for the time being 1n force; the Court of ·"~ \ .. .-th~ Judici~l C,~on1missioner sl1all record the evidence and judgments in s11ch f. . niu11ner_ itDd p1·escribe • sucl! fo1·!ns to be tts·e:1 in proceedinJ5s. before !t _as it may f. · _direct by, rules made by 1t• with the sa11ct1on of the Chief Comm1_ss1oner. : : . · (Q) 1Jnt!l any rules are made under sub-section (1) the same· rules -0£ pro­ cedt1re shall apply· to the Court of the Judicial Commissioner as were app1icab 1 .. to the High Ccurt of , 1i~dhya Pradesh,. immediately before the commen('e111P.· ;.;_, <>f t}11s Ordinance. . · • . • . • • • • . ' , • :;.• •. . ,. . . i . • , 13. Admission· and removal of advocates, vakils. and pleaders.-(1) The • . Court of the Judicial Commiss·o~er may, subject to such rules as it may, with ·t .. the sanction of the Chief Commissioner, make, admit proper persons to be. · ! .. advocates. vakils· and pleaders in any court in Vindhya Pradesh and may • •• · '. rernove or suspend from r,rnctice on reasonable cause .any person so admitted, • , ··and may authorise such advocates, vakils and pleaders to plead and to jl,Ct . . .. . ... • ;: ·· . for ·suitors and accused persons : . • • • • • . . . . C • . . • . . • _:-__ · ·1-.rovided • that· advocates, vakils a11d p~ad~rs who, immediately before the ' ' ::· · · corr1n1 (!ncement of this Ordinance, 11ela a sanad for practising in the High Cot1rt ()f Vindhva P1--adesh shall bi entitled to appear, plead and act as aivocates, :. • .· va4ilc and ple;ders in the Court of ,the Judicial' Commissioner and all courts ( . · stlbor<J,inate thereto. • · • . • ~ • • . • • , . • . . .. . . • j -(8) N(I person other than ~n advocate, vakil or. pleader . sha~l be allo":ed . to. ' . ,· I : i . ·· ear, plead or act for su1to1:s and accused persons, except that. a~y s~ntor '. may appear,.'plead or act on_ his o~'ll behalf or on behalf of a co-suitor 1£ so ~· • autl1orised. • ' • 1 , . ' ·;-: . • . i4. Seat of the Court of the Judicial Com,missioner. Tl1e Court of·· . the . '· 'Judicial Commissioner shall be a Court of reGord a11d sl-1a]) sit at Rew~_ or· ~t s· • - •• '• • ' .. • .... - . . • .. , ' • · ot ~r place or p!aces, . if a~~• .as the Judic!al ComJ?ission~r 1;11-ay, wi.th • .. • : ·· a ,.:J,val of the Chief Comm1ss1or;ier, • from time to t1~e, appoint. • • . 15. AboJitioD of Vindhya Pradesh High Oouri.-On ar1(l fr~m the comm~11ce• , . ment-.iof this Ordinance, the High Court of Vindhya Pradesh shall cease to fllnrt,ion, and is hereby abolished. . ' ·· · · : 16. ·pending proceedings. (1) Ev?rY appeal, case . and o~her proceeding · pen,ting before the ~-gh ~onrt of Vmdhya Pra-lesh, immediately before the . eommencem,,ent of. this Ordinance, shall staJ?_d, f.loans~erre~ ~~ t~e Co~rt of the ... . Judic:al Commissioner. • . • . . • - ' • , ! ••• • ·- • • . , . ·. • • ' ' • . . , . , . , .. • I • • - ' .. : ... .... - .' ., • . . . . . . , \ . ' ' . I • r , . , I • i,, . . . . . ' .. .. ., ... , ' .. . ' ! • • • ' j. • • i: . .. • ·r, • ·1 • ( . , ' .. • ' ' . r . C. ,. .' I ' ' • ' . ' . •. ' I • ' • . ' , - • . " • , ... . ., ... ,,, , . ' ' . ... , . . ·- I 4 .. ·.. , , : · ·. Vindh1/a Prade,h (Judiciat Oo,r,,missionor'.• Oo~r~) [ORD.: x op l~oO] • . . . {£') An appeal' from a dec~ee or order passed by a. c1v11 court_ Ill Vi;Udb ·· X.,radesh but not appealed against befo~·e tl1e commencement of this Ordin Ya · shall, where such appeal would, before such c~mmencement, ~ave lain u!~~e the \ow in force in Viudhya Pradesh to the High Court of Vindhya Prad hr . . es lie to the Court of -tl1e J u<lici!1l Co1nm1ss1oner. , ~-' (3) An· appeal from an order passed by 9. magistra~e in ~ criminal case but not appealed aga·nst befo1·e the com1nencement of. this Or~inance ~~all,, if the· . Rnpeal woulli before st1oh comn1ence1ne11t, ha,1e lain undet the lt1\\· 1n force • , · · , 11dhya Pr114esh to the High Court of Vindbya Pradesh, lie to the Court 11 · · e .Judicial Commissioner. • • 0 .. , • • (4,) An application for ~evis:on of an order passed by ~ magist_rate in e1·iminal case shall, if such application would, un~er tJie law 111 f?rce Ill Vindhy: Prttdesh · bef<)t·e the commenceme11t of this Ord~nance, have lain but was llot 1na dEl . to the H. gh Court of Vindhya Pradesh, be to the Court of the Jud 6.,1 I~ • • , ...,omr111s·s1oner. · • . • •• ~ . ~ ,.·· ( . . . . • ~ •• '1 (6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to extend ~he period of lirnita'. J ( tio11 to which any such appeal, -ap1)lication or other p1·oceecltng m1 1y he subject immediate.Jy before the commer,cement of th~s Ordinance. •• . •. ' , · ~. _ .. . . 17. Existing rights not affected.-Ev-e1·y a·ecree or sentence passed or order l · . . . . mride before the conunencement of thiS Ordinance by. , th~ High Court of ' .. · ... · ,- · Vindhya Pradesh shall be deemed, for the purposes of execution, to have beeN · : - . : passed or made by the Cou1·t of the Judicial Commissioner. • .. . . . . . - 18. Processes issued by Vindhya Pr~desh Big~ Court to continue to operate.-­ Th~ abolition of the High Court· of Vindhya Pradesh sl1all not· prejudice or ~ffect the contin~ed ope1·ation of any notice served, injunc.tion i~sued, directio1, f . ;., . macle or proceeding- tal{en before the commencement of this Ordinance by such High ·court u11der the powers then confe1·red upon it. • • . . • • . • . .. ; . . ' , 19. Powers of tile Chief Oommissioner.-In so far as this 01·dinance makes • ' ·· 110 p1·ovision or insufficient provision, the. Chief Commissione1· may ma]ce· al1 · ·, · · - order for the tra11sfer of appeals, cases or othe1· proceedings pendi11g before the , ., . , , . 1lig11 Court of Vindhya Pradesh to the' Court of tl1e .Judicial Commissioner; ~o [ ·, ·. : · _ _- · ;here any appeal, case or other proceeding is" so transferred, the Court of the ; -- ,_' . ·- : • 1 . _udici:11 (.'ommissioner shall he~r and dis:i)ose of the same as if it had been an •• • ; . . . · · · · ppeal or a case or proceeding preferred .or instituted therein. • ,'-. I' . , . , • . . ' . . • • ( • · · · ·. : . . !~. Refe:en':8s to H!gh -~Gurt in other laws.-All. references in any law~~ \_ . . . .. . . . . . · , the time be1n.g .~n fore~ 1n V 1~dhya Pradesh to the High Court of Vindhya 14,,. f • ·. - ' · . desh -01·_ the Chief Justice of .,,hat Court shall be construed as references to the , • - :. . Coprt of the Judicial Commis~ioner or the Judicial Commissioner, as the case • :-": . ' ,. . . . . • • .. • . . . : .,. ,,. .,. . . . , .\ . . ; . r .. . . , . , · may be. 1 • • , . ' • · 21 .. Repeal .. -The • Vind'hya Pradesh High Court Co11stitution • Ordinance . (be-ing Ordinance No. V of lt48 promulgated by the former Raj Pramukh the United State of Vindb;va P1·adesh) is hereby repealed • . • • . . , . , ~ ... 0. RAJAGOPALACHAifl, • • • . : . . . ' ' • Governor-uen11al~ . . . . - .. • &1:a•J-~1-lt8~ ~ orLaw-19 9 50-2~00 • . . . " . , • ., . . .... ' ' . . • . • • • ' ' . . . • , ...