The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act `1887
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Courts of Small Causes established beyond the Presidency-towns.
List of Chapters & Sections
All sections
- 1Title, extent and commencement
- 2[Repealed.]
- 3Savings
- 4Definition
- 5Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
- 6Judge
- 7Appointment of times of sitting in certain circumstances
- 8Additional Judges
- 9[Repealed.]
- 10Power to require two Judges to si t as a bench
- 11Decision in case heard by a bench
- 12Registrar
- 13[Repealed.]
- 14Duties of ministerial officers
- 15Cognizance of suits by Courts of Small Causes
- 16Exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes
- 17Application of the Code of Civil Procedure
- 18Trial of suits by Registrar
- 19Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar
- 20Passing of decrees by Registrar on confession
- 21Execution of decrees by Registrar
- 22Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer
- 23Return of plaints in suits involving questions of title
- 24Appeal from certain orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 25Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 26[Repealed.]
- 27Finali ty of decrees and orders
- 28Subordination of Courts of Small Causes
- 29Seal
- 30Abolit ion of Courts of Small Causes
- 31Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office
- 32Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small Causes
- 33Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts
- 34Modification of Code as so applied
- 35Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts
- 36[Repealed.]
- 37Publication of certain orders