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The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887

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An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Assam.

Act number
12 of 1887
Ministry
Ministry of Law and Justice
Department
Department of Justice
Enacted
11 Mar 1887
In force from
1 Jul 1887

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40 sections

  1. Section 1Title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Repeal.
  3. Section 3Classes of Courts.
  4. Section 4Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.
  5. Section 5[Repealed.] .
  6. Section 6Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges.
  7. Section 7[Repealed.] .
  8. Section 8Additional Judges.
  9. Section 9Administrative control of courts.
  10. Section 10Temporary charge of District Court.
  11. Section 11Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Subordinate Judge.
  12. Section 12[Repealed.] .
  13. Section 13Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts.
  14. Section 14Place of sitting of Courts.
  15. Section 15Vacations of Courts.
  16. Section 16Seals of Courts.
  17. Section 17Continuance of proceedings of Courts ceasing to have jurisdiction.
  18. Section 18Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge.
  19. Section 19Extent of jurisdiction of Munsif.
  20. Section 20Appeals from District and Additional Judges.
  21. Section 21Appeals from Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.
  22. Section 22Power to transfer to Subordinate Judges appeals from Munsifs.
  23. Section 23Exercise by Subordinate Judge or Munsif of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings.
  24. Section 24Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section.
  25. Section 25Power to invest Subordinate Judges and Munsifs with Small Cause Court jurisdiction.
  26. Section 26[Repealed.].
  27. Section 27[Repealed.].
  28. Section 28[Repealed.].
  29. Section 29[Repealed.].
  30. Section 30[Repealed.].
  31. Section 31[Repealed.].
  32. Section 32[Repealed.].
  33. Section 33[Repealed.].
  34. Section 34[Repealed.].
  35. Section 35[Repealed.].
  36. Section 36Power to confer powers of Civil Courts on officers.
  37. Section 37Certain decisions to be according to Native law.
  38. Section 38Judges not to try suits in which they are interested.
  39. Section 39Subordination of Courts to District Court.
  40. Section 40Application of Act to State Courts of Small Causes .