Manipur (Village Authorities in Hill Areas) Act, 1956

Bare Act · 1956

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the constitution and functions of Village Authorities in the hill areas of the Union territory of Manipur.

Act number: 80 of 1956
Enacted: 22 December 1956
Contents: 58 sections · 5 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Constitution And Functions Of Village Authorities

Sections

Section 13 – Validation of acts and proceedings (preview)

Chapter III — Administration Of Justice By Village Authorities

Section 21 – How cases may be instituted (preview)
Section 22 – Power of village courts to dismiss or refuse to entertain complaint (preview)
Section 23 – Dismissal of case for default (preview)
Section 24 – Proceedings preliminary to trial (preview)
Section 25 – Bar to appeal from the order of village courts, but power to order retrial (preview)
Section 26 – Power of village courts to impose fine or to award compensation (preview)
Section 27 – Power of village to release certain offenders after admonition or on probation of good conduct (preview)
Section 28 – Power of village courts to permit compounding of offences (preview)
Section 29 – Power to transfer criminal cases (preview)
Section 30 – Jurisdiction of village courts in civil cases (preview)
Section 31 – Certain suits not to be tried by village courts (preview)
Section 32 – Local limits of jurisdiction of village courts (preview)
Section 33 – How suits may be instituted (preview)
Section 34 – Suits barred by limitation are not triable by village courts (preview)
Section 35 – Dismissal of suits for default (preview)
Section 36 – Summons to defendants to appear and answer (preview)
Section 37 – Ex parte decision (preview)
Section 38 – No order to be set aside without notice to opposite party (preview)
Section 39 – Power of village courts to determine necessary parties (preview)
Section 40 – Certain suits not to be tried by village courts (preview)
Section 41 – Decision of village courts (preview)
Section 42 – Instalments (preview)
Section 43 – Decision of village court to be final; but power to order retrial (preview)
Section 44 – Death of parties (preview)
Section 45 – Fees (preview)
Section 46 – Execution of decree (preview)
Section 47 – Limitation for execution of decree or order (preview)
Section 48 – Procedure before village courts (preview)
Section 49 – Persons who are to preside over village courts (preview)
Section 50 – Village courts not to try any case or suiting in which the Village authority or any member thereof is interested (preview)
Section 51 – Attendance of witnesses (preview)
Section 52 – Appearance of parties before village courts (preview)
Section 53 – Appearance of women (preview)
Section 54 – Realisation of fees, fines, etc (preview)
Section 55 – Registers and records (preview)
Section 56 – Language of village courts (preview)

Chapter IV — Miscellaneous

Section 57 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 58 – Repeal and savings (preview)