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Andhra Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 1972

Andhra Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 1972

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Sections

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 1

2. Definitions.

Section 2

3. Establishment of a City Civil Court.

Section 3

4. Appointment of judges to the City Civil Court.

Section 4

5. Jurisdiction of the Judges of the City Civil Courts in original suits and proceedings.

Section 5

6. Distribution of work in the City Civil Court.

Section 6

9. Forum for appeals.

Section 9

10. Establishment of District Courts.

Section 10

11. Appointment of Additional District Judges.

Section 11

12. Establishment of Courts of Senior Civil Judges and Junior Civil Judges.

Section 12

13. Appointment of Principal and Additional Senior Civil Judges and Junior Civil Judges.

Section 13

14. Existing District Courts, Subordinate Judges, Courts and District Munsifs' Courts deemed to be established under this Act.

Section 14

15. Local limits of Jurisdiction of District Courts, Courts of Senior Civil Judge and Junior Civil Judge.

Section 15

16. Jurisdiction of District Judge, Senior Civil Judge and Junior Civil Judge in original suits and other proceedings.

Section 16

17. Appeals from the decrees and orders of Courts in the Districts.

Section 17

18. Establishment of a Court of Senior Civil Judge for two or more districts.

Section 18

19. Exercise by Senior Civil Judge of Jurisdiction of District Judge in certian proceedings.

Section 19

20. Definition.

Section 20

21. Places for the sitting of the Courts.

Section 21

21A. Special Provision regarding Jurisdiction of certain courts and validation of certain Acts.

Section 21A

22. Sittings of Courts.

Section 22

23. General Control of a District Judge over all courts in a district.

Section 23

24. Investiture of District Judge, Senior Civil Judge or Junior Civil Judge with small causes jurisdiction.

Section 24

25. Seal of Court.

Section 25

26. Law to be administered by courts in deciding questions regarding succession, inheritance, marriage etc.

Section 26

27. Judicial officers not to try suits in which they are interested nor to try appeals from decrees or orders passed by them in other capacities.

Section 27

28. Temporary discharge of duties of the District Judge or Chief Judge, City Civil Court.

Section 28

29. Power to require witness or party to a suit to make oath or affirmation.

Section 29

30. Duties of ministerial officers of Courts.

Section 30

31. Vacation.

Section 31

32. Appointment of vacation Civil Judge.

Section 32

33. High Court to receive suits and appeals when no Vacation Civil Judge is appointed.

Section 33

34. Repeals and savings.

Section 34

35. Validation of proceedings taken before the commencement of this Act.

Section 35

1. All the Courts under the control of the High Court shall observe Sunday, Second Saturdays in every month as public holidays in addition to the list of general public holidays notified by the High Court every year.

Section 1

2. The courts shall not be closed on days other than those allowed by the High Court.

Section 2

3. Employees in the Judicial Department, including the Presiding Officer of Courts, shall not avail Optional Holidays. They may be permitted to avail casual leave not exceeding 15 days in the course of one calendar year.

Section 3

4. The District Judges may grant, in lieu of a Second Saturday, a local holiday on account of a festival or of a visible eclipse of the Moon or the Sun so far as their own courts or the subordinate courts in their district provided a month's notice is given of the grant of the holiday.

Section 4

5. The Presiding Officers of the courts may suspend the court work for not more than half-an-hour or to stand in silence for two minutes after a suitable reference has been made when a practising local advocate passes away and when a request for suspension of work is made to the Court.

Section 5