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Section 2: Definitions.

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

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,

(i) "Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of Manipur;

(ii) "civil suit" includes every suit of a civil nature not expressly or impliedly classed otherwise by any law for the time being in force;

(iii) "district court" means the court of the district judge and includes the court of the additional district judge;

(iv) "hill areas" mean such areas in the hill tracts of the [Union territory of Manipur] as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare to be hill areas;

(v) "small cause suit" means a suit of the nature cognizable by a court of small causes under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887(9 of 1887);

(vi) "value" in relation to a suit means the amount or value of the subject-matter of the suit.

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ActThe Manipur (Courts) Act, 1955
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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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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