Punjab, Moga District and Session Courts

Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Moga

City Moga, City South, Moga, Sadar, Moga

Addl. District & Sessions Court, Moga

Nihal Sinhg Wala, Baghapurana, Dharamkot

Addl. District & Sessions Court, Moga

Ajitwal, Mehna, Badhani Kalan

Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Moga

Kot Ise Khan, FatehGarh Panjtoor, Samalsar

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moga

City including police post Focal point, City South including police post Charik, Vigilance Bureau, RPF Post

Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moga

Sadar Moga, Mehna

SDJM, Baghapurana

Baghapurana including police post Nathuwala, Smalsar

SDJM, Nihal Singh Wala

Nihal Singh Wala including police post Bilaspur and police post Deena, Badhni Kalan including police post Lopon

JMIC, Moga

Dharamkot including police post Kmalke and police post Kishanpura

JMIC, Moga

Kot Ise Khan including police post Balkhandi

JMIC, Moga

Ajitwal

JMIC, Moga

Fatehgarh Panjtoor, NRI Moga

District & Sessions Judge

Powers of Criminal Courts: Court of Sessions in view of Section 26 of Cr.P.C. may try any offense under the India Penal Code. Judge Special Court under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Judge Special Court under Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985, in the absence of Senior most Addl. District & Sessions Judge. To Try cases under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908. To dispose of urgent applications in view of Section 10(3) of Cr.P.C. Court of Sessions may take cognizance without the case being committed to it, upon a complaint in writing made by the Public Prosecutor, U/s 199 of Cr.P.C. of any offence falling under Chapter XXI of the Indian Penal Code , alleged to have been committed against a person who, at the time of such commission, is the President of India, the Vice-President of India, the Governor of a State, the Administrator of a Union Territory or a Minister of the Union or of a State or of a Union territory, or any other public servant employed in connection with the affairs of the Union or of a State in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions. Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Revisional Court U/s 397of Cr.P.C. : A Sessions Judge may exercise all or any of the powers which may be exercised by the High Court under sub-section(1) of section 401, while acting as revisional court. Appellate Court in view of Section 373 of Cr.P.C. against the orders passed U/s 117 or U/s 121 of Cr.P.C. Appellate Court against, conviction of a trial held by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class or JMIIC or sentenced U/s 325 of Cr.P.C. or the order or sentence passed U/s 360 Cr.P.C. by any magistrate. Appellate Court in view of Section 377 of Cr.P.C. against the sentence, on the ground of inadequacy. Appellate Court against the order of acquittal passed by a magistrate in respect of a cognizable and Non-bailable offence in view of section 378 of Cr.P.C. In view of section 406 of Cr.P.C., a Sessions Judge may transfer a case from one criminal court to another criminal court in his Sessions Division and he may act either on the report of lower court or on the application by the party interested or on his own initiative. In view of Section 409 of Cr.P.C. a Sessions Judge may withdraw any case or appeal from other courts. Appellate Court against the judgment and orders passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, in view of Section 52 of Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act.

District & Sessions Judge

Powers of Civil Courts: Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. To try cases under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Power to hear the appeals of employees of aided and unaided technical institutions against the decision of management. Appellate Court : Appeals from a decree or appealable orders of Civil Judge(SD) and Civil Judge(JD) shall lie to District Judge, irrespective of the value of the original suit in view of Pb. Ordinance No.11 of 2006. Appellate Authority under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. The District Judge has the power to transfer and withdraw all the cases pending before the courts subordinate ,to some other Subordinate Court in view of Section 24 of C.P.C. To deal with the suit under section 92 of CPC being Principal Civil Court, as described U/s Section 24 of the Punjab Court Act, 1918

Additional District & Sessions Judge

Powers of Criminal Courts: The Court of Addl.Sessions Judge in view of Section 26 of Cr.P.C. may try any offence under the India Penal Code. Special Judge under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Special Court under the Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. To Try cases under the Explosive Substances Act,1908. Revisional Court U/s 397of Cr.P.C. : An Addl. Sessions Judge may exercise all or any of the powers which may be exercised by the High Court under sub-section(1) of section 401, while acting as revisional court. Appellate Court in view of Section 373 of Cr.P.C. against the orders passed U/s 117 or U/s 121 of Cr.P.C. Appellate Court against, conviction of a trial held by Judicial Magistrate Ist Class or JMIIC or sentenced U/s 325 of Cr.P.C. or the order or sentence passed U/s 360 Cr.P.C. by any magistrate. Appellate Court in view of Section 377 of Cr.P.C. against the sentence, on the ground of inadequacy. Appellate Court against the order of acquittal passed by a magistrate in respect of a cognizable and Non-bailable offence in view of section 378 of Cr.P.C.

Additional District & Sessions Judge

Powers of Civil Courts: Appellate Authority under the East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act, 1949. The Wakf Tribunal under the Wakf Act, 1995. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. To try cases under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Appellate Court to deal with the decree or Appealable orders passed by Civil Judge(SD) or Civil Judge(JD)

Civil Judge (Senior Division)

The Punjab Courts Act, 1918 determines the jurisdiction of the civil courts subordinate to the High Court. This Court has no pecuniary limit i.e. this court exerciser unlimited pecuniary Jurisdiction in Civil cases and exercises the power to decide the civil matters. This Court exercises original Jurisdiction of Civil Cases. The jurisdiction to be exercised in original suits as regards the value by the Civil Judge (Senior Division) is unlimited.

Chief Judicial Magistrate

The Chief Judicial Magistrate in the head of Judicial Magistracy. He/She exercises the power of Judicial Magistrate first Class and can award sentence of imprisonment up to 7 year and fine. The Chief Judicial Magistrate can make rules and all other Judicial Magistrate including Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate are subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate. The Chief Judicial Magistrate exercises power subject to general control of the session Judge.

Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division)

All of the Civil Judges also exercise the powers of Judicial Magistrates and Rent Controllers.

Civil Judge Junior Division

This Court exerciser the pecuniary Jurisdiction up to Rs. 25000/- and the power is exercised to hear the Civil Cases for City only. The Civil Judge (Junior Division) after completing three years of service would exercise unlimited jurisdiction.