THE KAZIS ACT, 1880
An Act for the appointment of persons to the Office of Kazi’.
WHEREAS by the preamble to Act No. 11 of 18642
(An Act to repeal the law relating to the offices of
Hindu and Muhammadan Law officers and to the offices of Kazi’-ul-Kuzaat and of Kazi’, and to abolish
the former offices) it was (among other things) declared that it was declared that it was inexpedient that
the appointment of the Kazi-ul-Kuzaat, or of City, Town or Pargana Kazi’s should be made by the
Government, and by the same Act the enactments relating to the appointment by the Government of the
said officers were repealed; and whereas by the usage of the Muhammadan community in some parts of
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[India] the presence of Kazi’s appointed by the Government is required at the celebration of marriages
and the performance of certain other rites and ceremonies, and it is therefore expedient that the
Government should again be empowered to appoint persons to the office of Kazi; It is hereby enacted as
follows:—
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