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The Shillong Civil Courts and Laws Act, 1947

The Shillong Civil Courts and Laws Act, 1947

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The Shillong Civil Courts and Laws Act, 1947 establishes a formal civil judicial system for the non-excluded British areas of Shillong. It extends general Indian civil laws to this region, formally designating Shillong as a judicial district under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. By placing the area under the jurisdiction of the District Judge of the Assam Valley Districts, it transitions legal administration away from local administrative officers like Deputy Commissioners. The law repeals older local rules, provides for the transfer of pending civil cases to the newly empowered civil courts, and ensures continuous administration of justice for residents in Shillong.

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  1. 1. Short title, commencement and extent
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Extension of certain enactments
  4. 4. Repeal
  5. 5. The Acts, Rules and Notifications mentioned in the first column of the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column thereof.
  6. 6. Continuity of proceedings

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