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Which statements about places of sitting under section 15 of the Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 are…

Section 15(1) authorises the High Court to fix the place or places of sitting. Section 15(2) permits a place beyond the court’s local limits. Section 15(3) permits sitting…

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Which statements about places of sitting under section 15 of the Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976 are correct?
I. The High Court may fix the place or places where a court under the Act is held.
II. The High Court is barred from fixing a place outside the court’s local limits.
III. Unless an order under section 15 provides otherwise, a court under the Act may sit anywhere within its local limits.

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Correct answer C

Section 15(1) authorises the High Court to fix the place or places of sitting.

Section 15(2) permits a place beyond the court’s local limits.

Section 15(3) permits sitting within local limits except as otherwise provided by an order under section 15.

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Option A

The High Court may fix places, but those places can be outside local limits.

Option B

The within-limits rule is qualified by orders under section 15, and the High Court may fix an outside place.

Option C

The High Court can fix places, and a court may otherwise sit within its local limits.

Option D

The statement barring a place outside local limits contradicts section 15(2).

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