THE BHOPAL AND VINDHYA PRADESH (COURTS), ACT, 1950

Year : 1950

[Act No. 41 of 1950]1*
[10th May, 1950]

An Act to provide for the establishment of 2* Courts in Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh.

Be it enacted by Parliament as follows:-

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1. This Act has been amended in Madhya Pradesh by M.P. Act 19 of 1958.

2. The words "Judicial Commissioners' Courts and other" omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956.

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Section -1 Short title and extent

(1) This Act may be called the Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh(Courts) Act 1950.

(2) It extends to 1* * * Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh.

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1. The words "the States of" omitted, ibid.

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Section -2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(i) 1* "Bhopal" means the territories which immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the Part C State of Bhopal:

(ii) "Division" means the Division of Bhopal or the Division of Vindhya Pradesh, as the case may be:

(iii) "District Court" means the Court of the District Judge and includes the Court of an Additional District Judge;

(iv) "Land suit" means a suit for the establishment of title to land or for possession of land or in which any right or interest in land is claimed:

(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);

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(vii) "Unclassed suit" means a suit which is neither a land suit nor a small cause suit:

(viii) 3* "Vindhya Pradesh" means the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in the Part C State of Vindhya Pradesh.

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1. Substituted ibid, for clause (i) and (ii).

2. Clause (vi) omitted, ibid

3. Inserted, ibid

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