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In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Mah. Act No. XXII of 2015), is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,

XIV of 1869.

M. A. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Principal Secretary and

Remembrancer of Legal Affairs to Government, Law and Judiciary Department.

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MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXII OF 2015.

(First published, after having received the assent of the President in the “ Maharashtra Government Gazettee ”, on the 29th July 2015).

An Act further to amend the Maharashtra Civil Courts Act.

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Civil Courts Act, for the purposes hereinafter appearing ; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2015.

(1)

Short title and

commencement.

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Amendment of section 16 of

XIV of 1869.

Amendment of section 26 of

XIV of 1869.

Amendment of section 28A of XIV of 1869.

Insertion of section 28C in XIV of

1869.

Transfer of

pending appeals.

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(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. In section 16 of the Maharashtra Civil Courts Act (hereinafter referred to as “the principal Act”), for the words “ten lakh rupees” the words “one crore rupees” shall be substituted.

3. In section 26 of the principal Act, for the words “ten lakh rupees” the words “one crore rupees” shall be substituted.

4. In section 28A of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words “ten lakh rupees” the words “one crore rupees” shall be substituted.

5. After section 28B of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :—

“28C. On the commencement of the Maharashtra Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2015, all appeals in which the amount or value of the subject matter does not exceed one crore rupees and pending before the High Court immediately before such commencement, shall stand transferred to the concerned District Court and such District Court may deal with such appeal from the stage which was reached before such transfer or from any earlier stage or de-novo as such court may deem fit:

Provided that, this section shall not apply to any appeals which are pending before the High Court, which are statutorily provided under the relevant enactment before such Court.”.

XIV of 1869.

Mah. XXII of 2015.

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