The city sessions court act, 1953

West Bengal Act XX of 1953' THE CITY SESSIONS COURT ACT, 1953. Wcsl Ben. Acr XXVI or 1956. Wesr Ben. Acl XXI of 1964. West Ben. Act XXXUI of 1969 West Ben. Acl XXXI of 1975. West Ben. Act XXXVIII of 1980. At1 Acr to esroblislr a Corrrr of Session for rfre Pre~idency-row11o f Calcrrttu. WHEREAiSt is cxpedienl 10 eslablish a Court of Scssion for the Presidency- own oi Calcutra; 11 is hereby enacrcd as rol1ou~s:- 1. (I) This Act may be calIed thc City Sessions Court ACI, 1953. Shon Litle \vest Bcn. (2) It shall comc inlo force20n thc same date on which rhc Ci~yC ivil a c n o d m nce- Act XXI Coun Acl, 1953, comes into r~rcc. mnr. 01 1953. 2. In this Act, unlcss there is anything rcpugnanl in thc subjcct or context,- (1) "Chief Judge" mcans rhc Chief Judge of rhc Ciry Sessions Coun, appoinlcd undcr sub-section (I)-of sec~ion4 ; (2) "Ciry Civil Cour~"m cans h eC ourt es~ablishcdu nder seclion 3 OF the Ci~yC ivil Court Aci, 1953; (3) "City Sessions Cour~"m cans the Court es~ablishcdu nder seclion 3; (4) "High Courl" means rhc High Court a1 C3lculla: * * * * J* w Acr vor (7) "the Code" means $c Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. 1598. 3. (1) Tlie S~a!eG overnn~entm ay, by notificauon in rhe Oficial Emblishmcnl Gazerte, eslablishAf or the Presidency-[awn of Calcu!ra a Court oFScssion orcity Session< lo be called the Ciry Sessions Courl. Coun. 'For S~arcrncnnl lObjccts and Rtmons. 5re thc Cdlc~rrmG a:crre. IZvrrnordirrrrr?:d nicd tI\c 3 1st March. IY53. Pad 1VA. page 468; for pmccdings ofthc Wcsl Bcnpal Lgislativc Aw~nbly,.~rrhcc pmcccdings orrhc meling oTthc\Vcst Bungal Lcgislritivc Assembly hcld on lht 51h~ d61Mha y, 1953: and iorpmcccdingsolrhe Wtsr Bcngal LcgislaliccCouncil.see ~hprm cdings oCthc rnccring of~hcM'csB~cn gdLe~isliltivcCouncilh cld on the 12th May. 1953. 'This Act wa brought it~tolo rcc with crrccr lrom rhe sunc dmc on which lhc City Civil Coun Act.1953 cmci nlo lorcc. rid. scc. I(?) olthis Acr, The la~lerA cLcamc into rorcc on thlr 13rd February. l957, vidc fool-norc 2 on page 403. pud, Tlauscs (51 and (61 wcrc ornirrcd by s .2 olrhe Cily Scssions Coun (Anicndmznt) ACI. 1969 (IVcst Bcn. Act XXXIlI or 1969). 'Thc Ci~ySc ssions Coun w,u established wilh 2kct rrom ~h2c3 rd February. 1957, vtdc notification No. 1059-I.,d alcd the 141hF cbruay, 1957, orthr: Judicial Dcpmlncnr, published in the Culcurro Gilzeire, Etrruordirw~o fthe 2Drh Rbruxy, 1957, Pan 1, page 5Rb. Tlre City Sessio~isC olir~A ct, 1953. [West Ben. Act (2) The Ciry Scssions Coun shall bc dccmed 10 he a Courr subordinate lo and subjcci lo the superinlendencc of the High Courl within the meaning of thc Lclters Patenr for rhc High Courr and of rhc Code. Appoinllncnl 4. (1) Thcre shall be appoin~cda Chief Judge of thc Cily Sessions Courr and as many vthcr Judges of rhal Court as the Srwe Govcrnmcnr thinks I?[. (2) Thc Chief Judge or thc Ciiy Civil Courr and rhc olher Judges of [hat Courr may be appointed in addition ro [heir duties in thar Coun as the Chicf Judge and [be othcr Judges of ~hcC ity Sessions Court. Cily Swions 5. For rhc purposes of Lhc Codc, the Presidency-iown of Calcurta E:::zbC" shall be decmcd to be a scssions division and a district, rhc Ciry Scssions Scssionuid Court shall bc dccrned ro bc 3 Court or Session established lor such Ihs Codc'o scssio~~dsi vision, and rhc Chief Judge and rhc o~herJ udges or the City apply lo such Courl. Scssions Coun shall be dccmed respec~ivclyt o be the Sessions Judgc and tl~cA ddirional Scssions Judges appoin~crl[ or such Courl ol Session; and savc as olhcnvisc provided in lhis Acl all thc provisions of tIic Codc shall apply accordingly. City Ssssions 6. I* ~k * * * Coun not to have * * * * * jurisdic~iun 2* in ccnin 1II;UICm. (3) .'* * * * * all matters in respect of which !he Cily Sessions Coun has no jurisdicrion, shall bc pied, dealr with or disposed of as if rhis-Act had no1 bccn passed. 7. [(Corrrrrrir~ul.)--Ot~litrerbiy rlrc Bty Sessiotis Corrrt (Atme~rdtt~etrr) Acr. 1969 (\VCSI Ben. Acr XXXIIl of 1969).] 8. [(liigh Cur~rtr~ot ro ry cerrui11 cuxes.)-0r1zit1crl by rile Ciu Sessiotts Corrrr (Antetidnle~irA] cr. 1969 (IVt'sr Ben. Acr W I I Io f 1969).] 9. [(Trials before r11e City Scssiut~sC orrrr ro be by jrrryt Otriirred IT ill^ Cigl SESS~OCIoIrrSr f (A~~~et~dtAticetr. ~It9]7 5 (West Bell. Act XXI of 19731.1 'Sub-sccrion ( I) w~somitrcdb y s. 2 orthe Ciry Scssions Coun [Amendrnenr) Acl, 1975 (Wcst Ben. ACI XXXI or t975). 'Sub-scclion (2)a:o~m ilttd by s. 3{l) olhc City S~FS~COo~unS ( Anwnd~wntA) CL 1969 (\Yes[ Bsn. Act XXXllI or 1969). She words and ligurcs "Subjcct lo the provisiom of sccriuns 7 and 8," wcrc onilucd by s 3(3.i lrirf. The Ciry Sessiu~rsC urrrr Act. 1953. 10. (I) Thc SLarc Governmenl shall appoint a person to bc rhc Awinrmenr I h of Hrgisrnr Registrar or rhc City Sessions Coun. and of clcrks (2) The Sratc Go~wnmcnrs hall 'fix thc number of clerks and olher niinistcrial orficcrs rnr ~hCci ry Scssions Court. The appointment or such ollicrrsmd clerks and olhcr minisicria1 orficers shall be made by rhe Statc ~hCirdUtiCS, Govcrnmcnl or, iT in any class or cIasses of cases [he Stare Governrncnt so direcls, by thc ChidJ udgc. (3) The Rcgis~rara nd any clcrk or olher ministerial officer may hc common ro thc City Civil Coun and lhe Cily Sessions Cou~. (4) The Chief Judgc shall hnvc adminismalive control over the Regis~raro f [he City Sessions Court, and thc clerks and rninisrerial officers referred ro in sub-secrion (2), and may frame regularions prescribing the dulics or such Registrar, clcrks and rninisrerial oficers. 11. (1 ) Thc Chicf Judgc shall, before the comnlencemenr of each Holihys and vnmion~. ycar, draw up a list of holidays and vacaBons 10 be observcd in hc Cily Sessiorls Coun, and shall subnlir the same for the approval of ~hcH igh COUII. I (2) Sucll list, when ir has received such ~~~rovsh$alll. b c publishcd in the Oflicinl Gu:ertc and [he said holi~lnysa nd vocations shall bc ! ohqerved accnrdingly. 12. (1) All pcrsons cntcrcd as ~~[orncys-at-laown ~hcro ll of [he Artomys cnurlcd loact High Cour~s hnlf bc cn~itlcdto acr and plead in he Ciry Sessions Court. ,ndplmd in (2) Thc provisions of subscc~iun(1 ) shall bc in addilion to and no1 in derogation of any Inw cndlling a pcrson lo acr and plead, or to plead, coun. as the case may be, in rhc Ciry Sessions Court. 13. Thc Ci~yS essions Court shall usc a scal ois uch rorm and SC~ . dimension 3s may, for thc rimc bcing. bc 'prcscribcd by rhc Stale 'Govrrnmrnt. 14. (1) The High Coun may, from rime [o rime, with [he approval Kulcs. OF the Govcrnor, makc rules-' For the purpose of giving effect lo the prnvisions af this Act. ]For nolifiua~iond irccling that the appoinimcn~o Cilicclcrks and othcr nunistcrid ofliccn alrackd 10 ttlc Ci~Cy ivil Cuun orrhr City Scs5iuns Coun ?hall lx made by the ChieCJudgz, aec notificaiion No. 7 703 1.. dared 21.3.59, publishcd in ihc Calruno Gflzcrre of 1959. Pan 1 . pagc3184. Tornu1ilir;llion prscribing lornimd di~litmsiono lhc s dto bc uscd by LhcCi~Sy ~sions Coun, see notification No. 1297 1.. dated ? 1.2.57. publishcd in ihc Culclrrrrr Grrzerre, h-l-lruodi~ru?u T 1957, Pan 1, page 8M. 'For "thc Rulcs orthe Calcul~aC ity Scssions Courl. L956" made in excrcisc of the powcrs conrerred by secrion 13, see Notificaion No. 1710 R.O.. daicd the l5rh Februay, 1957, oi thc High Coun. Appellarc Sidc, publishcd in thc CA/CUG!Ia~:e rfe. Ettruodi~raryo frhe ?Orh Frhn~nne 1057 Pan 1 nnrrq 587.591 Tlre City Se.~sintrsC orrrr Acr, 1953. [West Bcn. Act XX of 1953.1 (Secriotrs 15-17 and Tlre Sclred~~lcr.) (2) In particular and without prejudice to thc generalily of the t Foregoing powcr, such rules may provide for all or any of the following mattcrs, namely,- (a) hc pricricc and proccdurc of the City Scssions Coun, so far as such rulcs arc no1 inconsis~cnt wi~h~ hcpr ovisions of [his Acr as rcad with the Codc: (b) rcgisters, hooks, accounts and other records to be main~ained by thc City Scssions Court; (c) rctums, slotcmcnts and olhcr inlormation to be submitted by the Ciry Scssions Court from time to rime 10 the High Coun, and also to thc Statc Govcrnmcnt ilrcquired by the Statc Govcmment. Savingur 15. Nothing in this Act stiall affcc~an y case or proceeding pending cwsa nd in the High Court on thc cli11t on which this Act comes inlo force, and ~ndin~in every such casc or procccding shall bc con~inucda s if this Acl had not Hifi Coun. been passed. ACI ro 16. Thc provisions of this Acl shall have effect no~withslanding any~hingl o thc contrary in any othcr law, including in particular the o~hcrl~w including Lerrers Patent of ~hcH igh Court: LeHcn hlmr. Provided [ha1 nothing in this Acr sball bc dccmcd to nffccl any provisions olrhc Wcsl Bcngal Criminal Law Amcndmcnl (Special Courls) \Var Ben. Acl, 1949 or [hc Tribunals of Criminal Jurisdiction Act, 1952: Afl XXI 01 1949. \Vesr Ben. Acl XIV of 1951. . . Frovidcd lunhcr that nothing in this Act shall he deemed to coder any jurisdiction on thc City Scssions Courl ro try any offcncc undcr rhc Indian Cumpanies Act, 19 13' or deemed to affecl 1he jurisdjcrion of [he VIIof 1913. Xol 1949. - ,. High Court under the Banking Con~paniesA CI,1 949. 17. [(A~~~etrd~nreor rIr/sI ~C ode.)-Osritred hy rlre City Sessiorzs Cottt,r (Atwe~~dtserrAtc) t, 1980 (West Bell. Acr XXXVIII of 1980).] [THE FIRST SCHEDULE.-(Scherl1rled OfJe)~ces.)-Onritted by s. 6 of rhe City Srssiot~sC oiir~( A~~rel~drrrAerc~r.r )1 969 (Wesr Ben. Acr XXXlll of 1969).] [THE SECOND SCHEDULE.-(AIII~~~ro ~~~JiIeC EoIdeI oIf SC rirlti- ,la1 Pmcerlrtre, 1898.)-O~izitred by s. 3 of tfte City Scssiu~rsC OI~I-Z (Aare~rdr~~eAncrt). 1980 (lVesr Beri. Act XXXVIII of 1980).] 'Thc Indian Companies ACI, 1913 (V11 of 1913) was rcpcalcd by rhc Cornpanics Aci, 1956 (1 nf 1956).