3. Establishment of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.—There shall be established for the
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[Union territory of Manipur] a court to be known as the Court of the Judicial Commissioner for Manipur
which shall consist of the Judicial Commissioner and the Additional Judicial Commissioner, if any.
4. Appointment of Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner.—(1) The
Judicial Commissioner and the Additional Judicial Commissioner, if any, shall be appointed by, and shall
hold office during the pleasure of, the President.
(2) A person shall not be appointed as Judicial Commissioner or Additional Judicial Commissioner
unless he is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court under clause (2) of article 217 of the
Constitution or unless he was, immediately before the commencement of this Act, the Judicial
Commissioner of Manipur.
5. Casual vacancy in the office of the Judicial Commissioner.— On the occurrence of a vacancy in
the office of the Judicial Commissioner, the Additional Judicial Commissioner, if any, or if there is no
Additional Judicial Commissioner, the senior-most district judge shall, pending the appointment of the
Judicial Commissioner, act as the Judicial Commissioner.
1. Subs. by A.O. (No. 3), 1956 for “State of Manipur” (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
2. 1st March, 1956, vide Chief Commissioner, Manipur’s notification No. J/12/1956, dated 3rd February, 1956.
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6. Rank, precedence and responsibility of Judicial Commissioner.—The Judicial Commissioner
shall have rank and precedence before the Additional Judicial Commissioner and shall be responsible for
the administration of, and generally for the distribution of business in, the Court of the Judicial
Commissioner.
7. Exercising of jurisdiction by Judicial Commissioner and Additional Judicial Commissioner.—
Subject to such orders as the Judicial Commissioner may make as regards the distribution of business
between himself and the Additional Judicial Commissioner, the jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial
Commissioner may be exercised by the Judicial Commissioner or by the Additional Judicial
Commissioner.
8. Civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.—Save as otherwise
provided by this Act or any other law for the time being in force, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner
shall, with reference to any civil or criminal proceeding under any law for the time being in force in the
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[Union territory of Manipur], be the highest court of appeal, revision or reference.
9. Registrar and ministerial officers of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.—(1) The Judicial
Commissioner may appoint a Registrar and such other ministerial officers as may be necessary for the
administration of justice by the Court of the Judicial Commissioner and for the exercise of the powers and
the performance of the duties conferred or imposed on the Court by or under this Act or any other law for
the time being in force.
(2) The Judicial Commissioner may make rules for delegating to the Registrar such powers and duties
of a judicial, quasi-judicial or non-judicial nature as he thinks fit; and the ministerial officers shall exercise
such powers and perform such duties of a quasi-judicial or non-judicial nature as the Judicial
Commissioner may direct.
10. Superintendence and control of subordinate courts.—(1) The general superintendence and
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[Union territory of Manipur] shall vest in, and all such courts shall be
subordinate to, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.
(2) In exercise of the powers of general superintendence and control vested in it but without prejudice
to the generality of such powers, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner may,—
(a) call for returns from such courts;
(b) direct the transfer of any suit, proceeding, case or appeal from any subordinate court to any
other court of equal or superior jurisdiction;
(c) make rules and issue general directions and prescribe forms for regulating practice and
procedure of subordinate courts;
(d) prescribe forms in which books, entries and accounts shall be kept by the officers of any such
courts.
11. Registers, books, accounts and statements to be kept by the Judicial Commissioner.—(1) The
Court of the Judicial Commissioner shall keep such registers, books and accounts as may be necessary for
the transaction of the business of the Court and shall forward to the Chief Commissioner such of these
registers, books and accounts and such statements of the work done in the Court as may, from time to time,
be required by the Chief Commissioner.
(2) The Court of the Judicial Commissioner shall also comply with such requisitions as may be made
by the Central Government or the Chief Commissioner for certified copies of, or extracts from, the records
of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner or any court subordinate thereto.
12. Procedure of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.—Notwithstanding anything contained in
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), the
Court of the Judicial Commissioner shall record evidence and judgments in such manner and prescribe
1. Subs. by A.O. (No. 3), 1956 for “State of Manipur” (w.e.f. 1-3-1956).
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such forms to be used in proceedings before it, as it may direct by rules made by it with the sanction of the
Chief Commissioner.
13. Admission and removal of advocates, vakils and pleaders.—(1) The Court of the Judicial
Commissioner may, subject to such rules as it may with the sanction of the Chief Commissioner make,
admit proper persons to be advocates, vakils and pleaders in any court in the 1
[Union territory of Manipur]
and may remove or suspend from practice on reasonable cause any person so admitted and may authorize
such advocates, vakils and pleaders to plead or to act or to plead and act for parties and accused persons.
(2) No person other than an advocate, vakil or pleader shall be allowed to plead or to act for parties
and accused persons except that any party may appear, plead or act on his own behalf or on behalf of
another party if so authorized.
14. Court of the Judicial Commissioner to be a court of record.—The Court of the Judicial
Commissioner shall be a court of record and shall have all powers of such court including the power to
punish for contempt of itself.
15. Place of sitting of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner.—The Court of the Judicial
Commissioner shall sit at Imphal or at such other place or places, if any, as the Judicial Commissioner
may, with the approval of the Chief Commissioner, from time to time, appoint