AIZAWL JUDICIAL DISTRICT: AIZAWL, MIZORAM

INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 4 (1) (b) OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005

  ORGANIZATION

        The District & Sessions Judge is the head of the Department / Organisation assisted by three Additional District & Sessions Judge, three Senior Civil Judges, one Chief Judicial Magistrate and five Civil Judges –cum- JMFC in Aizawl District Court, one Chief Judicial Magistrate-Cum-Senior Civil Judge assisted by one Civil Judge-Cum- JMFC at Kolasib, one Chief Judicial Magistrate-Cum-Senior Civil Judge assisted by one Civil Judge-Cum- JMFC at Champhai, one Civil Judge-Cum-JMFC at Serchhip and one Civil Judge-Cum-JMFC at Mamit is established.

        Each court is assisted by the Peskars, Computer Operators and Peons (IVth Grade Staff). Allotment of Stenographer to District & Sessions Judge (Grade- I), Addl. District & Sessions Judge (Grade- I or II) and CJM/Sr. Civil Judge (Grade-II or III) of one each is also guided by the Office Memorandum, Govt. of Mizoram under No. A. 12011/6/99-PAR (SSW), the 7^th May, 2010 [Vide, Part – II (A) of the Mizoram Gazette, Vol. XXIX; Dt. 28.5.2010, Issue No. 22, pp. 8&9]

        Account Branch deals all financial transactions of the Department, Establishment Branch deals service matters and general administration of the department, Record Room and Library is also well functioning. E-Court Project is persuaded under a separate Nodal Officer. Malkhana administration is functioning under its Branch Officer.

        The meeting of the ‘Committee on Security Arrangement of Protected Persons’ held in the Office Chamber of Home Secretary, Govt. of Mizoram on 30.10.2009 circulated the resolutions under No. D. 32019/14/09-HM (S), Dated Aizawl, the 19^th November, 2009 also allotted one PSO to each Chief Judicial Magistrates.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

      Various courts in District Judiciary is mainly governed by the followings-

(1)  The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(2)  The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
(3)  The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
(4)  The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(5)  The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
[6)  The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(7)  Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
(8)  The Family Courts Act, 1984
(9)  The Registration Act, 1908
(10)    Indian Limitation Act, 1963
(11)    The Legal Services Authority Act, 1987
(12)    The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
(13)    The Mizoram Civil Courts Act, 2005
(14)    The Court Fees (Mizoram Amendment) Act, 1996
(15)    The Mizoram (Appointment, duties, fees etc. of Government Advocates) Rules, 1995
(16)    The Mizoram Protection of Interests of Depositors (In Financial Establishment) Act, 2002 etc. etc.

        Besides the above, permission for delayed registration of Births and Death under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 (No. 18 of 1969) read with the Mizoram Registration of Birth and Death Rules, 2007 is issued by the court of JMFC.

VIGILANCE COMMITTEE

The Vigilance Committee at District level is formed under the Chairmanship of District & Sessions Judge to vigil on embezzlement, malpractices and corruption in the organization.

DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE ON COURT INFRASTRUCTURE

        As per the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court Dt. 12/7/2010 in the case of All India Judges Association & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. in IA No. 279 of 2010 arising out of W.P. (C) No. 1022/1989, the ‘District Level Committee on Monitoring and Development of Infrastructure in Subordinate Judiciary’ chaired by the District Judge is constituted under Notification No. C. 18015/32-A/2010-LJC, the 26^th August, 2010 (Vide, the Mizoram Gazette, Ext. Ordinary, Vol. XXXIX, Dt. 30.8.2010, Issue No. 321).

APPELLATE AUTHORITY AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS

         It is governed by ‘Appendix- I [See rule 2 (c) (d)] of the Gauhati High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2008’. Appellate Authorities and Public Information Officers under the Gauhati High Court (Right to Information) Rules, 2008 are as under:-