State Act: Himachal Pradesh
The Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976
Act H.P. Act No. 23 of 1976 · 32 sections
Text as published by the Law Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh, with amendments up to H.P. Act No. 19 of 2022.
Title, date and preamble
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 26th May, 1976 and was published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra-Ordinary), dated the 4th June, 1976, pp. 1275-1282)
An Act to enact a law relating to Courts in Himachal Pradesh.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
Contents
PART I PRELIMINARY
PART II
CHAPTER I THE SUBORDINATE CIVIL COURTS
- 3.Classes of Courts
- 4.Civil Districts
- 5.District Judges
- 6.Additional District Judge
- 7.Assignment of functions of District Judge to Additional District Judge
- 8.Civil Judge
- 9.District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction
- 10.Original jurisdiction of Civil Courts
- 11.Original limits of [Civil Judges]
- 12.Local limits of jurisdiction
- 13.Power to invest [Civil Judge] with Small Cause Court jurisdiction
- 14.Exercise by [Civil Judges] of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings
- 15.Place of sitting of Court
- 16.Control of Courts
- 17.Power to distribute business
- 18.Ministerial officers of Courts
- 19.Delegation of District Judge's Powers