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Power to Family Court to summon witnesses
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: 15. Power of Family Court to summon witnesses.‑--- (1) A Family Court may issue summons to any person to appear and give evidence, or to produce or cause the production of any document: Provided that‑‑‑ (a) no person who is exempted from personal appearance in a Court under sub‑section (1) of Section 133 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, shall be required to appear in person; (b) a Family Court may refuse to summon a witness or to enforce a summons already issued against a witness when, in the opinion of the Court, the attendance of the witness cannot be procured without such delay, expense or inconvenience or in the circumstances would be unreasonable. (2) If any person to whom a Family Court has issued summons to appear and give evidence or to cause the production of any document before it, willfully disobeys such summons, the Family Court may take cognizance of such disobedience, and after giving such person an opportunity to explain, sentence him to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees.