Family Courts Act, 1984 · Chapter II: Family Courts
Section 6: Counsellors, officers and other employees of Family Courts
(1) The State Government shall, in consultation with the High Court, determine the number and categories of counsellors, officers and other employees required to assist a Family Court in the discharge of its functions and provide the Family Court with such counsellors, officers and other employees as it may think fit.
(2) The terms and conditions of association of the counsellors and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and other employees, referred to in sub-section (1), shall be such as may be specified by rules made by the State Government.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 6
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Sau. Jiya v. Kuldeep
Issue arose as regards permanent alimony to be given by respondent-husband to appellant-wife, post-divorce.
- Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr.
- Rana Nahid @ Reshma @ Sana & Anr. v. Sahidul Haq Chisti
- Perry Kansagra v. Smriti Madan Kansagra