If any clerk, bailiff or other inferior ministerial officer of the Small Cause Court is charged with extortion or misconduct while acting under colour of its process, or with not duly paying or accounting for any money levied by him under its authority, the Court may inquire into such charge, and may make such order for the repayment or payment of any money so extorted, or of any money so levied as aforesaid, and of damages and costs, by such officer, as it thinks fit.
Section 80: Extortion or default of officers.
The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882Central Act · Act 15 of 1882
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 |
|---|---|
| Section | 80 |
| Marginal note | Extortion or default of officers. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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