Civil Courts Act, 1977 (1920 a. D.) (Jammu and Kashmir)

Bare Act · 1977

Act number: 66 of 1977
Enacted: 8 April 1928
Contents: 44 sections

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Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – The High Court
Section 4 – Civil appellate jurisdiction
Section 5 – Rules for work in High Court
Section 6 – Ministerial officers (preview)
Section 7 – Superintendence and control of subordinate Courts (preview)
Section 8 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 9 – Registers, books, accounts and statements to be kept and furnished by High Court (preview)
Section 10 – Procedure of High Court in exercise of Civil jurisdiction (preview)
Section 11 – Extraordinary original jurisdiction of High Court (preview)
Section 12 – Probate jurisdiction of High Court (preview)
Section 13 – Classes of Courts (preview)
Section 14 – Civil Districts (preview)
Section 15 – District Judges (preview)
Section 16 – Additional Judges (preview)
Section 17 – Subordinate Judges (preview)
Section 18 – Munsiffs (preview)
Section 19 – District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction (preview)
Section 20 – Original jurisdiction of District Judge in suits (preview)
Section 21 – Pecuniary limits of jurisdiction of Subordinate Judges and Munsiffs (preview)
Section 22 – Local limits of jurisdiction (preview)
Section 23 – Special Judges (preview)
Section 24 – Power to invest Subordinate Judge and Munsiff with Small Cause Court jurisdiction and Small Cause Court Judge with ordinary jurisdiction (preview)
Section 25 – Exercise by Subordinate Judge or Munsiff of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings (preview)
Section 26 – Place of sitting of Court (preview)
Section 27 – Suspension or removal (preview)
Section 28 – Control of Courts (preview)
Section 29 – Power to distribute business (preview)
Section 30 – Ministerial officers of Sub-ordinate Courts (preview)
Section 31 – Powers to fine Ministerial officers (preview)
Section 32 – Delegation of District Judge’s powers (preview)
Section 33 – Appeals from District Judge or Additional Judge (preview)
Section 34 – Appeals from Subordinate Judges and Munsiffs (preview)
Section 35 – Power to transfer to Subordinate Judges appeals from Munisffs (preview)
Section 35-A – Powers to be conferred either by name or by virtue of office (preview)
Section 36 – Continuance of powers of officers (preview)
Section 37 – Vacations (preview)
Section 38 – Transfer of proceedings (preview)
Section 39 – Continuance of proceedings on termination of jurisdiction of a Court (preview)
Section 40 – Bar against trial of certain suits and appeals (preview)
Section 41 – Subordinate court defined (preview)
Section 42 – Saving (preview)
Section 43 – High Court to be construed as High Court of Judicature (preview)

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