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Section 7: Suits commenced by plaint. Contents of plaint.

The Mamlatdar’s Courts Act, 1906.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 2 of 1906

All suits under this Act shall be commenced by a plaint, which shall be presented to the Mamlatdar in open Court by the Plaintiff and which shall contain the following particulars,-

(a) Contents of Plaint.- the name, age, religion, caste, profession and place of abode of the Plaintiff ;

(b) the name, age, religion, caste, profession and place of abode of the Defendant ;

[(bb) the nature and situation of the impediment erected and the situation of the lands which are adjacent to each other and the nature of the relief sought ;]

(c) the nature and situation of the property of which possession for use is sought or the nature of the injunction to be granted, as the case may be ;

(d) the date on which the cause of action arose ;

(e) the circumstances out of which the cause of action arose; and

(f) a list of the Plaintiffs documents, if any, and of his witnesses, if any, showing what evidence is required from each witness, and whether such witnesses are to be summoned to attend or whether the Plaintiff will produce them on the day and at the place to be fixed under section 14.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Mamlatdar’s Courts Act, 1906.
Section7
Marginal noteSuits commenced by plaint. Contents of plaint.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Bom. 66 of 1954. This clause was inserted by Bom. 66 of 1954, s. 3.

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