THE SCHOOL OF LEGAL ILLUMINATI

PLOT No. 7 JAGBANI BUILDING

SECTOR 25D CHANDIGARH

TEST:
HARYANA COURTS ACT

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Each question has five options. If a student is attempting the question then he/she has to mark
the appropriate option. Incase any student is not attempting the question then he/she has to
darken ‘E’ option.
2. All questions are compulsory.
3. For every wrong answer 0.8 mark shall be deducted.

1. Definition of the “value” is provided in

a. Section 3(3)
b. Section 3(4)
c. Section 3 (5)
d. None of the above
e. Question not attempted
2. Which of the following is not correctly matched-

a. Land suite in Section 3(2)

b. Small cause in Section 3(1)
c. Unclassed suit Section 3(3)
d. none of the above are correct
e. Question not attempted
3. Amount of fine that can be imposed under section 36 of the act-

a. Not exceeding Rs.1000

b. not exceeding Rs.2500
c. not exceeding Rs.500
d. Not exceeding one month’s salary
e. Question not attempted

4. Under Section 44 the Revisional Jurisdiction is with

a. High Court
b. The court of District Judge
c. the court of small causes
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d. all of the above
e. Question not attempted

5. Banarsi das vs Brij Maharaja Sukhjit Singh is a case related to

a. Section 41
b. section 40
c. section 17
d. Section 42
e. Question not attempted

6. Second appeal shall not lie on any suit decided by court of small causes when the
amount or value of the subject matter of the original suit does not exceed-

a. Rs.500
b. Rs.1000
c. Rs.2000
d. Rs.5000
e. Question not attempted

7. What is the ground to fine ministerial officers of court ?

a. Misconduct
b. Neglect in the performance
c. Either A or B
d. None of these
e. Question not attempted

8. Choose the incorrect pair-

(a) Delegation of district judges power- section 37
(b) appeals from district judges or additional judges- section 38
(c) period of limitation -section 44 a
(d) provisions regarding pending proceedings -section 48
(e) Question not attempted

9. Who has the power to withdraw the jurisdiction so conferred under section 29 of
the act-
a. High Court
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b. State Government
c. Either a or b
d. Neither a nor b
e. Question not attempted

10. Definition of unclassed suit is provided under

a. Section 3(1) of the act
b. Section 3(2) of the act
c. Section 3(3) of the act
d. Section 3(4) of the act
e. Question not attempted

11. What is the pecuniary jurisdiction of district judges?

a. 1,00,000 and above

b. 3,00,000 and above
c. 5,00,000 and above
d. except otherwise provided by an enactment, without any limit
e. Question not attempted
12. Who has the power to determine pecuniary limits of jurisdiction of subordinate
Judges

a. State government
b. High Court
c. State government in consultation with High Court
d. High Court in consultation with state government
e. Question not attempted

13. Who has the power to appoint special judges of benches?

a. High Court
b. state government
c. High Court with consultation with state government
d. State government after consultation with High Court
e. Question not attempted

14. Who has the power to fix the place of sitting of any court?
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a. High Court
b. state government
c. central government
d. Supreme Court
e. Question not attempted

15. Who has the power to transfer to a civil judge senior division and junior division
appeals from the other subordinate judges

a. District Judge
b. High Court
c. state government
d. Supreme Court
e. Question not attempted

16 . Section 44 of the act provides for

a. Second appeal
b. Revision
c. Appeal to District Court
d. Appeal to Supreme Court
e. Question not attempted
17. Revision under section 44 will not lie
a. In cases from which appeal lies
b. against interlocutory order
c. Both A and B
d. none of the above
e. Question not attempted
18. The Punjab Court Act , 1918, “The Punjab” was substituted by “Haryana” for the
applicability in the State of Haryana by

a) Haryana Act 16 of 1996

b) Haryana Act 16 of 1976
c) Haryana Act 16 of 1986
d) Haryana Act 16 of 1996
e) Question not attempted

19. Who has power to appoint District Judges in Haryana ?

a) State government
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b) High court
c) State govt after consultation with Haryana in Haryana
d) None of the above
e) Question not attempted

20. Which Section of the act deals with the classes of Courts
a. Section 20
b. Section 18
c. Section 26
d. Section 21
e. Question not attempted

21. Who has the power to divide the territories into Civil Districts ?
(a) High Court
(b) State Government
(c) Central Government
(d) District Courts
(e) Question not attempted

22. What is the jurisdiction of Additional District Judges ?

(a) To deal with the cases only as the High Court by general order direct them
(b) To deal with the cases only as the High Court by special order direct them
(c) To deal with the cases only as Direct Judges of the District may make over to them
(d) all of them
(e) Question not attempted

23. Who has the powers to assign the functions of District judge to additional district
judge under section 21A ?
a) High Court
b) District Court
c) State Government
d) Either a or b
e) Question not attempted

24. Which section deals with the civil Judges(Senior Division) & Civil Judges (Junior
Division) ?

(a) Section 21

(b) Section 22

(c) Section 23

(d) Section 24
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(e) Question not attempted

25. Who has the power to fix the number of Civil Judges to be appointed ?
(a) State government
(b) High Court
(c) State government after consultation with the High Court
(d) High Court after consultation with state Government
(e) Question not attempted

26.Which Section deals with the appointment of Special Judges of benches ?

(a) Section 27
(b) Section 28
(c) Section 29
(d) Section 30
(e)Question not attempted

27. Persons appointed as special judges of the benches shall be deemed

(a) Subordinate Judges
(b) District Judges
(c) Civil Judges (senior division)
(d) Civil Judges(junior division)
(e) Question not attempted

28. Which Section provides for conferring of power of small causes court on
subordinate Judges ?
a. Section 28
b. Section 29
c. Section 27
d. Section 30
e. Question not attempted

29. The High Court may under Section 29 invest subordinate judges the jurisdiction of a
judge of court of small causes under the Provincial Small Causes Court Act, 1887 for
suits cognizable by such Courts upto such value not exceeding

(a) Rs. 1000

(b) Rs. 2000

(c) Rs. 3000

(d)n Rs. 5000

(e)Question not attempted

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30.Who can authorize Civil Judges (senior division) & Civil Judges (junior division) to
exercise the jurisdiction of District Court ?
(a) High Curt by general order
(b) High Court by special order
(c) State Government after consultation with High Court
(d) either A or B
(e) Question not attempted

31.Who has the power to distribute the business of courts ?

(a) State Government
(b) High Court
(c) District Judge
(d) Supreme Court
(e) Question not attempted

32. Which section provides for the powers to fine ministerial officers ?
(a) Section 33
(b) Section 34
(c) Section 35
(d) Section 36
(e) Question not attempted

33. ( In Haryana) appeal for decree or an order of subordinate judge would lie to
District Judge
a. Where value of the suit did not exceed Rs.1 lakh
b. Where value of the suit did not exceed Rs.3 lakh
c. Where value of the suit did not exceed Rs.5 lakh
d. Irrespective of the value of the original suits
e. Question not attempted

34. (In Haryana) appeal would lie to additional District Judge only when
(a) High Court by general or special order direct
(b) District judge of the District make over to him
(c) State Government by general or special order may direct
(d) either a or b
(e) Question not attempted

35.The power conferred under Section 40 to district Judge shall be exercised subject to
(a) General or special orders of state Government
(b) General or special orders of Supreme Court
(c) General or special orders of High Court
(d) None of the above
(e)Question not attempted
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36.Under Section 41 the question relating to the existence or validity of a custom or
usage
(a) shall be a question of law
(b) shall be a question of fact
(c) shall be mixed question of law and fact
(d) none of the above
(e) Question not attempted

37. Which Section provides for delegation of District Judge’s power ?

(a) section 35
(b) Section 36
(c) Section 37
(d) Section 38
(e) Question not attempted

38. Period of limitation is provided under

(a) Section 43
(b) Section 44
(c) Section 44A
(d) Section 45
(e) Question not attempted

39. Section 47A of the Punjab Court’s act provides for

(a) Control of Courts
(b) Special Judges and Benches
(c) Provision regarding pending proceedings
(d) Mode of conferring powers
(e) Question not attempted

40. The Punjab Court’s Act, 1918 extends to

(a) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Only Punjab
(c) Only Haryana
(d) None of the above
(e) Question not attempted