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Section 12: Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar

The Karnataka Small Cause Courts Act, 1964State Act of Karnataka · Act 11 of 1964

(1) When the Judge is absent and an Additional Judge has not been appointed or, having been appointed, is also absent, the Registrar, may admit a plaint, or return or reject a plaint for any reason for which the Judge might return or reject it.

(2) The Judge may, of his own motion or on the application of a party, return or reject a plaint which has been admitted by the Registrar, or admit a plaint which has been returned or rejected by him:

Provided that, where a party applies for the return or rejection or the admission of a plaint under this sub-section, and his application is not made at the first sitting of the Judge, after the day on which the Registrar admitted, or returned or rejected the plaint, the Judge shall dismiss the application 11 unless the applicant satisfies him that there was sufficient cause for not making the application at that sitting.

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ActThe Karnataka Small Cause Courts Act, 1964
Section12
Marginal noteAdmission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar
JurisdictionState of Karnataka
StatusIn force as published by the source

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