Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887

Bare Act · 1887

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Courts of Small Causes established beyond the Presidency-towns.

In the syllabus of: Bihar Civil Judge

Act number: 9 of 1887
Enacted: 24 February 1887
Contents: 37 sections · 5 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — Constitution Ofcourts Ofsmall Causes

Section 5 – Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
Section 6 – Judge (preview)
Section 7 – Appointment of times of sitting in certain circumstances (preview)
Section 8 – Additional Judges (preview)
Section 10 – Power to require two Judges to si t as a bench (preview)
Section 11 – Decision in case heard by a bench (preview)
Section 12 – Registrar (preview)
Section 13 – [Repealed.] (preview)
Section 14 – Duties of ministerial officers (preview)

Sections

Section 9 – [Repealed.] (preview)

Chapter III — Jurisdiction Of Courts Of Small Causes

Chapter IV — Practice And Procedure

Section 17 – Application of the Code of Civil Procedure (preview)
Section 18 – Trial of suits by Registrar (preview)
Section 19 – Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar (preview)
Section 20 – Passing of decrees by Registrar on confession (preview)
Section 21 – Execution of decrees by Registrar (preview)
Section 22 – Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer (preview)
Section 23 – Return of plaints in suits involving questions of title (preview)
Section 24 – Appeal from certain orders of Courts of Small Causes (preview)
Section 25 – Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes (preview)
Section 26 – [Repealed.] (preview)
Section 27 – Finali ty of decrees and orders (preview)
Section 28 – Subordination of Courts of Small Causes (preview)
Section 29 – Seal (preview)
Section 30 – Abolit ion of Courts of Small Causes (preview)
Section 31 – Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office (preview)
Section 32 – Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small Causes (preview)
Section 33 – Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts (preview)
Section 34 – Modification of Code as so applied (preview)
Section 35 – Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts (preview)
Section 36 – [Repealed.] (preview)
Section 37 – Publication of certain orders (preview)