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Date - 04.08.2020
Day - Day 34
Legal Legislation

THE KAZIS ACT, 1880

INTRODUCTION
The Kazis Act, 1880 is ​an Act that was enacted on 9th July 1880 by the Ministry of Law and
Justice and the Legislative Department and came into force immediately. ​It consists of 1
chapter further divided into 4sections.

PURPOSE OF THE ACT

The Kazis Act, 1880​ is an Act for the appointment of persons to the Office of Kazi.

EXPLANATION OF SECTIONS
Section 1 → Short title
This section state that this Act shall be called ‘​The Kazis Act, 1880​’.
Section 2 → Power to appoint Kazis for any local area
Where it appears to the Government of the State that a considerable number of
Muhammads resident in any local area with that one or more Ka'zis be appointed for that
local area, the Government of the State may, if it deems it necessary, after consulting the
principal Muhammad residents of that local area, select one or more suitable persons and
appoint him or her to be Ka'zis for that local area.
If any question arises as to whether an individual has been rightly appointed by the Ka'zi
according to this section, the decision of the Government of the State shall be final.
The Government of the State may, if it deems it necessary, suspend or expel any Ka'zi
appointed under this section who is guilty of any misconduct in the performance of his office,
or who is absent from the local area for which he is appointed for a continuous period of six
months, or who leaves that local area for residing elsewhere, or who is declared insolvent, or
who wishes to be discharged from the local area for which he is appointed.
Section 3 → Naib Kazis
Any Ka'zi appointed under this Act may nominate one or more persons as his Naib or Naibs
to act in his place in any or all of the matters about his office in the whole or in any part of the
local area for which he is appointed, and may suspend or withdraw any naib designated
therein.
Where a Ka'zi is suspended or removed according to ​Section 2 of The Kazis Act, 1880​, its
naib or naib (if any) shall be considered to be suspended or removed, as the case may be.
Section 4 → Nothing in Act to confer judicial or administrative powers; or to render
the presence of Kazis necessary; or to prevent anyone acting as Kazi.
Nothing herein contained, and no appointment made hereunder, shall be deemed--
(a) to confer any judicial or administrative powers on any Ka’zi’ or Naib Ka’zi’ appointed
hereunder; or
 (b) to render the presence of a Ka’zi’ or Naib Ka’zi’ necessary at the celebration of any
marriage or the performance of any rite or ceremony; or
(c) to prevent any person discharging any of the functions of a Ka’zi’

By ​Sneha Mahawar​, ​Anshika Raj Singh and ​Deb Zyoti Das​, Content Board, All India
Legal Forum.
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