Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1D-GJE]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 30 September 1956 by S.O. 3968(E) [N11-MGC].

In Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [A10-F1C]. This text from 30 September 1956. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1D-GJE]. Machine: S1D-GJE.

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "court" means a court of civil jurisdiction and includes a tribunal constituted under this Act; (b) "decree" means the formal expression of an adjudication which conclusively determines the rights of the parties; (c) "legal practitioner" means an advocate entered on the roll under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961); (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (e) "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 3 and includes an Assistant Registrar; (f) "record" means the record of a proceeding maintained under this Act; (g) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette, and the expression "notified" shall be construed accordingly; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

Defined terms in this text (6)

Court: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1DGJE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "court" means a court of civil jurisdiction and includes a tribunal constituted under this Act

Court: 49 more definitions.

decree: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1DGJE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "decree" means the formal expression of an adjudication which conclusively determines the rights of the parties

decree: 45 more definitions.

legal practitioner: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1DGJE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "legal practitioner" means an advocate entered on the roll under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961)

legal practitioner: 48 more definitions.

prescribed: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1DGJE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act

prescribed: 996 more definitions.

record: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1DGJE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "record" means the record of a proceeding maintained under this Act

record: 15 more definitions.

Registrar: Section 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 [S1DGJE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 3 and includes an Assistant Registrar

Registrar: 79 more definitions.

Made under this section, or naming it (0)

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Cited by (1)

Rule 2, Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act Rules, 1958 [S1F-AE4], 26 May 1958, Band A. " (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act".

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