Jurisdiction of Family Court
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Querist) 19 December 2009
This query is : Resolved
Whether civil suit (other than petitions under the Hindu Marriage Act, petitions for maintenance, petitions under the Guardians and Wards Act) may be tried by a family court?
Arvind Singh Chauhan
(Expert) 19 December 2009
Yes, as it depends on the work attributed to this court by district judge.
N RAMESH.
(Expert) 19 December 2009
No. Being a special court constituted under special enactment, family court cannot try other civil disputes, in the capacity as family court.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 19 December 2009
No. Family Court Act has empowered such courts to entertain, try and decide cases of certain acts mentioned therein so there is no chance of any trial of other civil cases than mentioned therein.
Srinath Kondapally
(Expert) 19 December 2009
No, it can't.,but as per the directions of Concerned D.J. only can try
Sachin Bhatia
(Expert) 19 December 2009
No, family court cannot try other civil disputes.
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Querist) 20 December 2009
If a family court can try civil suit what kind of civil suits it can try.
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Querist) 20 December 2009
If a civil dispute involves decision of maintenance of wife, whether it can be tried by a family court?
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Querist) 20 December 2009
Section 7 of the Family Courts Act, 1984 (the special enactment) gives widest of jurisdiction to a Family Court even to try suits and proceedings enumerated under different clauses thereof.