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    "title": "Administration of Justice (Khasi Syiemship) Order, 1950",
    "short_title": "Administration of Justice (Khasi Syiemship) Order, 1950",
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    "act_year": 1950,
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    "description": "Administration of Justice (Khasi Syiemship) Order, 1950",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, commencement and extent.",
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            "number": "1A",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Administration of criminal justice.",
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            "content": "(1) The Deputy Commissioner or Additional Deputy Commissioner, United Khasi Jaintia Hills District and his assistants.\n(2) The Court of the Siems.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Application of I.P.C.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power of Deputy Commissioner, etc., and his assistants.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Death reference.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Accused to be informed regarding, appeal.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Steps on receipts of High Court's orders.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Time and place of execution.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Appeal from conviction passed by Assistant to Deputy Commissioner or by Syiem.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Appeal to High Court.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Government appeal.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Power of appellate Court in disposal.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Revision.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Application of Criminal Procedure Code.",
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        {
            "number": "14A",
            "title": "14A. Issue of Commission.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "14B",
            "title": "14B. Return of commission.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Provision for appearance of an Advocate.",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nSpecial Provision as to the Court of a Syiem",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Definition of Court of Syiem and its jurisdiction.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Maintenance of Registers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(1) Register of Petitions.\n(2) Register of Crimes.\n(3) Register of Criminal Cases disposed of.\n(4) Register of Fines.\nChapter IV\nCivil Justice",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Authorities of civil justice.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Jurisdiction of Siem's Court.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Jurisdiction in no.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Exercise of original jurisdiction.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Reference to Panchayat.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Principles for adjudication.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Appellate Court.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Power of Deputy Commissioner, etc., in disposing of an appeal.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Appeal to High Court.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Revisional power of High Court.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Security for costs of appeal.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Application of C.P.C.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Execution of decree.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 32
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Properties liable to attachment and sale in execution.",
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            "content": "(a) the necessary wearing apparel, cooking vessels, beds and bedding of the judgement-debtor, his wife and children, and such personal ornaments as in accordance with religious usage cannot be parted with by woman;\n(b) tools of artisans and where the judgement-debtor is an agriculturist or hill man, his implements of husbandry and such cattle and seed-grain and such portion of agricultural produce; as may, in the opinion of the Court, be necessary to enable him to earn his livelihood as such and for purpose of providing until the next harvest for the support of the judgement- debtor and his family:\n(c) houses and other buildings (with the materials and the sites thereof and the land immediately appurtenant thereto and necessary for their enjoyment) belonging to an agriculturist and occupied by him and any house or house- site belonging to a hillman;\n(d) book of account;\n(e) a mere right to sue for damages;\n(f) any right of personal service;\n(g) Stipends and gratuities allowed to pensioners of the Government or payable out of any service, family pension fund noticed in the Gazette of India by the President in this behalf, and political pensions.\n(h) allowances (being less than salary) of any public officer or of any servant of a railway company or local authority while absent from duty.\n(i) the salary or allowances equal to the salary of any such public officer or servant as is referred to in Clause (h) while on duty, to the extent of the first hundred rupees and one-half of the remainder of such salary or allowances:\n(j) the pay and allowances of person to whom the Indian articles of War apply;\n(k) all compulsory deposits and other sums in or derived from any fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1897 for the time being applies in so far as they are declared by the said Act not to be liable to attachment;\n(l) the wages of labourers and domestic servants whether payable in money or in kind;\n(m) an expectancy of succession by survivorship or other merely contingent or possible right or interest;\n(n) a right to future maintenance;\n(o) any allowance declared by law passed under the Government of India Act, 1919, the Government of India Act, 1935 and the Constitution of India to be exempt from liability to attachment or sale in execution of a decree; and where the judgement-debtor or a person liable for the payment of land revenue any movable property, which under any law for the time being applicable to him is exempt from sale for the recovery of an arrear of such revenue.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 33
        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Detention of debtor.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 34
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Provision for appearance of Advocate.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Application of Indian Limitation Act.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Maintenance of Registers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(1) Register of Petitions.\n(2) Register of Suits.\n(3) Register of Execution Cases.\nChapter V\nCancellation and Savings",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 37
        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Cancellation and savings.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Part I\nApplication of Enactments\nSchedule\nPart II\nJurisdiction\nPart III\nSupersession and Saving\nNotifications\nNotifications\nNotification, No. 166-IB, dated 16th March, 1948 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of States.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 8th February, 2020 [ass010]",
        "Act Number": "",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1950",
        "Short Title": "Administration of Justice (Khasi Syiemship) Order, 1950",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}