Punjab Courts Act, 1918
Bare Act · 1918
- Act number
- 6 of 1918
- Enacted
- 12 July 1918
- Contents
- 46 sections · 8 chapters
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Contents
Part I — Preliminary
- Section I-1 – Short title and extent
- Section I-2 – Definitions
- Section I-3 – Enactment of provisions relating to Courts in the Punjab
Part II, Chapter I — Preliminary
Part II, Chapter III — The Subordinate Civil Courts
- Section 18 – Classes of Courts (preview)
- Section 19 – Civil districts (preview)
- Section 20 – District Judges (preview)
- Section 21 – Additional District Judges (preview)
- Section 21-A – Assignment of functions of District Judge to Additional District Judge (preview)
- Section 22 – Civil Judges (Senior Division) and Civil Judges (Junior Division) (preview)
- Section 24 – District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 25 – Original jurisdiction of District Judges in suits (preview)
- Section 26 – Pecuniary limits of jurisdiction of Civil Judges (Senior Division) and Civil Judges (Junior Division) (preview)
- Section 27 – Local limits of jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 28 – Special Judges and Benches (preview)
- Section 29 – Power to invest Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) with Small Cause Court jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 30 – Exercise by Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings (preview)
- Section 31 – Place of sitting of Court (preview)
- Section 33 – Control of Courts (preview)
- Section 34 – Power to distribute business (preview)
- Section 36 – Power to fine ministerial officers (preview)
- Section 37 – Delegation of District Judge's powers (preview)
Sections
- Section 23 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 32 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 35 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 43 – Repealed (preview)
- Section 48 – Repealed (preview)
Part II, Chapter IV — Appellate and revisional jurisdiction in civil cases
- Section 38 – Appeals from District Judges or Additional Judges (preview)
- Section 39 – Appeals from Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) (preview)
- Section 40 – Power to transfer to a Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) appeals from other Civil Judges (Senior Division) and Civil Judges (Junior Division) (preview)
- Section 41 – Second appeals (preview)
- Section 42 – Second appeal on no other grounds (preview)
- Section 44 – Revision (preview)
- Section 44-A – Period of limitation (preview)
Part II, Chapter V — Supplemental provisions
- Section 45 – Mode of conferring powers (preview)
- Section 46 – Continuance of Powers of officers (preview)
- Section 46-A – Provisions regarding petition-writers (preview)
- Section 47 – Control of list of holidays (preview)
- Section 47-A – Provision regarding pending proceedings (preview)
- Section 49 – Amendment of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, Punjab Tenancy Act and the Indian Court-fee Act (preview)
- Section 50 – Amendment of definition of District Judge in Punjab General Clauses Act, 1898 (preview)
- Section 51 – Reference in existing enactments to Chief Court (preview)
Preamble
- Preamble – Preamble (preview)