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Intimation to defendants
Act: Azad Jammu and Kashmir Family Courts Act 1993
Section Provisions
THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1993 [ACT XI OF 1994] [Dated January 25, 1994] AN ACT to make provisions for the establishment of Family Courts. WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the establishment of Family Courts for the expeditious settlement &disposal of disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith; It is hereby enacted as follows: 8. Intimation to defendants.------ (1) Within three days of the presentation of the plaint to a Family Court the plaintiff shall send to each defendant by registered post, a copy of the plaint together with a copy of the schedule as mentioned in Section 7(2) and copies of all documents mentioned in Section 7 (3). (2) Save as may otherwise be prescribed, the plaintiff shall also, within the time specified in sub-section (1), cause notice to be published in newspapers approved by the Family Court of the fact of his having filed the plaint.