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 7th 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 19th
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 26th August, 2010
(Vide, the Mizoram Gazette, Ext. Ordinary, Vol. XXXIX,
Dt. 30.8.2010, Issue No. 321).
SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES:
Judicial Officers
In compliance with the Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court
in All India Judges Association & Ors. Vs. Union of
India & Ors. (2002) 4 SCC 247 and the report of First
National Judicial Pay Commission, November, 1999 headed
by Justice K. Jagannadha Shetty, the report of One Man
Commission headed by Justice E. Padmanabhan (Retd.)
submitted on 17.7.2009 and the directions of Hon’ble
Supreme Court on 7.4.2010, 4/5/2010 in IA No. 244 of
2010 arising out of W.P. (C) No. 1022 of 1989 (All India
Judges Association & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors), the
Government of Mizoram notified the salaries and
allowances of Judicial Officer under No. A.
11011/2/98-FIN (PRU)/2, the 18th Aug., 2010
(Vide, the Mizoram Gazette, Ext. Ordinary, Vol. XXXIX,
Dt. 23.8.2010, Issue No. 306) as under-
Sl. No. |
Designation |
Scale of Pay |
1 |
Civil
Judge (Entry Level) |
Rs.
27700-770-33090-920-40450-1080-44770 |
2 |
Civil Judge
I
Stage ACP Scale |
Rs.
33090-920-40450-1080-45850 |
3 |
Civil
Judge II
Stage ACP Scale |
Rs.
39530-920-40450-1080-49090-1230-54010 |
4 |
Civil
Judge
(Senior Division)(Entry
Level) |
Rs.
39530-920-40450-1080-49090-1230-54010 |
5 |
Civil
Judge
(Senior Division) I
Stage ACP Scale |
Rs.
43690-1080-49090-1230-56470 |
6 |
Civil
Judge
(Senior Division) II
Stage ACP Scale |
Rs.
51550-1230-58930-1380-63070 |
7 |
District Judge (Entry
Level) |
Rs.
51550-1230-58930-1380-63070 |
8 |
District Judge
(Selection Grade) |
Rs.
57700-1230-58930-1380-67210-1540-72090 |
9 |
District Judge (Super
Time Scale) |
Rs.
72090-1540-76450 |
Moreover, Special
Pay under Notification No. C. 18013/3/2002-F. Est: Aizawl, the 8th
October, 2009 is granted as follows-
(1)
District & Sessions Judge Rs. 700.00 p.m.
(2)
Chief Judicial Magistrate Rs. 500.00 p.m.
(3)
Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (M) Rs. 500.00 p.m.
Telephone connections are facilitated
according to the Office Memorandum No. D.
25011/1/89-GAD, Dated Aizawl, the 3rd
October, 2008, Conveyance Allowances and License fee
exemption in Govt. Quarter is also notified under No. C.
18013/3/2002- F. Est: Dated Aizawl, the 29th
August, 2006, Subscription of Newspapers and Magazines
are governed by the Office Memorandum No. A.
60011/106/90- GAD, Dated Aizawl, the 16th
April, ’98. Other allowances like Water and Electric
Charges, Encashment of leave etc. are notified under No.
C. 18013/3/2002- F. Est: Aizawl, the 12th
April, 2006 with subsequent modifications under No. A.
11011/2/98-FIN (PRU)/2, the 18th Aug., 2010
(Vide, the Mizoram Gazette, Ext. Ordinary, Vol. XXXIX,
Dt. 23.8.2010, Issue No. 306).
Ministerial Staff
The Salaries and Allowances of Ministerial Staff are
governed by the ‘Mizoram (Revision of Pay) Rules, 2010’
under Notification No. G. 12017/2/2008- FIN (PRU)/A, the
6th August, 2010 [Vide, the Mizoram Gazette,
Ext. Ordinary, Vol. XXXIX Dt. 9.8.2010, Issue No. 276].
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:-
Sl. No. |
Public Authority |
Appellate Authority |
Public Information Officer |
Assistant Public Information
Officer |
1. |
Principal Seat of the Gauhati High Court |
Registrar General |
Registrar (Judicial) |
Deputy
Registrar (Judicial) |
2. |
Kohima
Bench |
Registrar |
Sr.
Most Deputy Registrar |
Sr.
Most Assistant Registrar |
3. |
Shillong Bench |
Registrar |
Sr.
Most Deputy Registrar |
Sr.
Most Assistant Registrar |
4. |
Imphal
Bench |
Registrar |
Deputy
Registrar (Judicial) |
Sr.
Most Assistant Registrar |
5. |
Agartala Bench |
Registrar |
Deputy
Registrar (Judicial) |
Sr.
Most Assistant Registrar |
6. |
Aizawl
Bench |
Registrar |
Sr.
Most Deputy Registrar |
Sr.
Most Assistant Registrar |
7. |
Itanagar Bench
|
Dy.
Registrar |
Sr.
Most Assistant Registrar |
Sr.
Most Senior Administrative Asst. |
8. |
Subordinate Courts |
Dist.
& Sess. Judge of the concerned district |
Asst.
Dist. & Sess. Judge/C.J.M. whoever is senior |
Munsiff of the concerned district / sub-division. |
9. |
Family
Court |
Principal Judge |
Counsellor |
Sr.
Most U.D.A. |
10. |
Labour
Court |
Presiding Officer |
Registrar |
Member |
11. |
Industrial Tribunal |
Presiding Officer |
Registrar |
Sr.
Most U.D.A. |
12. |
Designated Court |
Judge |
Registrar |
Sr.
Most U.D.A. |
|