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Section 17: Civil districts and district judges.

The Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955Central Act · Act 56 of 1955

(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, divide the [Union territory of Manipur] into civil districts and sub-divisions, alter the limits or the number of these districts and sub-divisions and determine the headquarters of each district and sub-division.

(2) The Chief Commissioner shall, after consultation with the Judicial Commissioner, appoint as many persons as he thinks necessary to be district judges and shall post one of these persons to each district as district judge of that district:

Provided that the same person may, if the Chief Commissioner thinks fit, be appointed to be district judge of two or more districts.

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ActThe Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955
Section17
Marginal noteCivil districts and district judges.
JurisdictionCentral
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.

  • substituted. . Subs. by A.O. (No. 3), 1956 for "State of Manipur" (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).

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