The Puducherry Civil Courts Act, 1966
Union territory Act of Puducherry ยท Act 12 of 196622 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 12 of 1966 |
| Year | 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Puducherry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 22 |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Courts and their number and jurisdiction
- Section 4 Appointment of Additional Judges
- Section 5 Situation of Courts
- Section 6 Courts under the Act to be successors to existing Courts
- Section 7 Seal of Court
- Section 10 Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation
- Section 11 Judges not to try suits in which they are interested nor try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities
- Section 12 Duties of ministerial officers
- Section 13 Temporary discharge of duties of District Judge
- Section 14 District Judge to control Civil Courts
- Section 15 Power to invest **[ ] Subordinate Judge or Munsif with small cause jurisdiction
- Section 16 Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Judge in certain proceedings
- Section 17 Vacation
- Section 18 Abolition of Conseil du Contentieux Adminsratif
- Section 19 Abolition of the Offices of the Procureur de la Republique
- Section 20 Pending Proceedings
- Section 21 Rule of construction
- Section 22 Effect on other laws
- Section 23 Power to remove difficulties
- Section 24 Repeal and saving
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