Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887

Bare Act · 1887

Act number: 12 of 1887
Enacted: 11 March 1887
Contents: 40 sections · 8 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Constitutionofcivilcourts

Section 3 – Classes of Courts
Section 4 – Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs
Section 5 – [Repealed.]
Section 6 – Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges (preview)
Section 7 – [Repealed.] (preview)
Section 8 – Additional Judges (preview)
Section 9 – Administrative control of courts (preview)
Section 10 – Temporary charge of District Court (preview)
Section 11 – Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Subordinate Judge (preview)
Section 12 – [Repealed.] (preview)
Section 13 – Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts (preview)
Section 14 – Place of sitting of Courts (preview)
Section 15 – Vacations of Courts (preview)
Section 16 – Seals of Courts (preview)
Section 17 – Continuance of proceedings of Courts ceasing to have jurisdiction (preview)

Chapter III — Ordinary Jurisidiction

Section 18 – Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge (preview)
Section 19 – Extent of jurisdiction of Munsif (preview)
Section 20 – Appeals from District and Additional Judges (preview)
Section 21 – Appeals from Subordinate Judges and Munsifs (preview)

Chapter IV — Special Jurisdiction

Chapter V — —[misfeasance.] Rep. By The A. O. 1937.

Chapter VI — —[ministerial Officers.] Rep. By The A. O. 1937.

Chapter VII — Supplemental Provisions

Sections

Section 38 – Judges not to try suits in which they are interested (preview)