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| (1) Every Government Agent shall, with respect to each judicial zone within his jurisdiction, prepare and maintain lists of the persons who are qualified and liable to act as jurors, setting forth their names in full, occupations and places of residence. Any person refusing or neglecting to give any information when called upon to do so by the Government Agent for the purpose of preparing or maintaining such lists, or wilfully gives false information, shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees. |
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| (2) it stall be competent for the Minister to direct the consolidation of the lists of two or more judicial zones. |
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| (3) The Government Agent shall, in the month of July in every year, forward the list to the Registrar of the appropriate High Court. |
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