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Process Re-engineering (Civil)

CHAPTER XI
DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAWAL OF MONEY

PRESENT PRACTICE

The deposit of money in District Courts for any purpose is a tedious
job for the litigants. They have to fill the Challans which is required to be
approved from the concerned court. Thereafter, the concerned parties
go to the Nazarat Branch or to the Civil Nazir and thereafter deposit
Challans in the Bank. Presently, the deposits which are received are
deposited in the treasury by filling challans.

Records are maintained manually about deposit and also of
withdrawal of amount. When a party moves application for withdrawal of
the amount already deposited or files execution, then voucher is issued
in the name of the party duly signed by the Presiding Officer. Thereafter,
the amount is released through the treasury. Considerable time is
consumed in the process.

The Travelling Allowance and Diet Money for the witnesses is
deposited in Nazarat Branch. For the out station witnesses, the applicant
has to furnish money order form, as Diet Money is sent to the witness
through money order. But if no such money order form is furnished, then
money is paid to the witness in the court itself. There is no uniform
procedure applied for payment of Travelling Allowance and Diet Money
of the witnesses. It is required to be streamlined and uniform procedure
has to be evolved for making payment to the witnesses. It is also
informed that on the last working day of the month, Nazarat Branch
neither takes the deposits nor makes payment to the witnesses.

CURRENT RULE POSITION

Volume 2 Part D Chapter 8 Part C of the Delhi High Court Rules
provides that the money paid in the district courts under Sec. 31 of the
Land Acquisition Act has to be lodged in the treasury as revenue or Civil
Court deposit and register shall be maintained in each district court to
show the receipt and disposal of deposits made by the Land Acquisition
Officer.

Volume 2 Chapter 8 Part D Section 1 of Delhi High Court Rules
further provides that there are two systems of deposit and withdrawal. In
case of cash system, the rules for Sheriff Petty accounts as provided in
Volume 2 Part D Chapter 8 will follow. In case of voucher system the

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