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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a procedural law related to the administration of civil proceedings in India . The Code is divided into two parts: the first part contains 158 sections and the second part contains the First Schedule, which has 51 Orders and Rules. The sections provide provisions related to general principles of jurisdiction ...
A major amendment was made to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) by way of Amendment Act 104 of 1976, Amendment Act 46 of 1999 and Amendment Act 22 of 2002 and all those Amendment Acts in its “Repeal and Savings Clauses” clearly specifics that any amendment made or any provision inserted in the principal Act by a State ...
The Uniform Civil Code is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply on all citizens equally regardless of their religion. Currently, personal laws of various communities are governed by their religious scriptures. [ 1] Personal laws cover marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption and maintenance.
Frustration with the status quo caused the American Bar Association to launch a nationwide movement for reform of federal civil procedure in 1911. [14] After years of bitter infighting within the American bench and bar, [15] the federal procedural reform movement culminated in the enactment of the Rules Enabling Act on June 19, 1934.
The Indian Penal Code ( IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024. It was a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law.
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (POA), 1989 was thus passed on 11 September 1989. The Act was notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii), dated 29 January 1990 (notification No. S.O. 106 (E)) and came into force on 30 January 1990. The rules were notified on 31 March 1995.
The Code of Criminal Procedure, commonly called Criminal Procedure Code ( CrPC ), was the main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. [ 1] It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974. [ 2] It provides the machinery for the investigation of crime, apprehension of suspected criminals ...
The procedure for trying cases of contempt of court is provided in the Contempt of Courts Act 1971. [18] Proceedings can be initiated by courts suo motu , i.e. by themselves, and require a notice in writing to be sent to person alleged to have committed contempt to appear before the court, when the contemptuous act or words occur in the ...