LawgistThe Provincial Small Cause Courts Act
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect—
(a) any proceedings before or after decree in any suit instituted before the commencement of this Act; or
(b) The jurisdiction of a Magistrate under any law for the time being in force with respect to debts or other claims of a civil nature, or of village-munsifs or village-panchayats, under the provisions of the Madras Code, or of village-munsifs under the Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act, 1879 (17 of 1879); or
(c) any local law or any special law other than the Code of Civil Procedure 1 (14 of 1882).
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1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908 ).
All sections
- 1 Title, extent and commencement
- 2 [Repealed.]
- 3 Savings
- 4 Definition
- 5 Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
- 6 Judge
- 7 Appointment of times of sitting in certain circumstances
- 8 Additional Judges
- 9 [Repealed.]
- 10 Power to require two Judges to si t as a bench
- 11 Decision in case heard by a bench
- 12 Registrar
- 13 [Repealed.]
- 14 Duties of ministerial officers
- 15 Cognizance of suits by Courts of Small Causes
- 16 Exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes
- 17 Application of the Code of Civil Procedure
- 18 Trial of suits by Registrar
- 19 Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar
- 20 Passing of decrees by Registrar on confession
- 21 Execution of decrees by Registrar
- 22 Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer
- 23 Return of plaints in suits involving questions of title
- 24 Appeal from certain orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 25 Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 26 [Repealed.]
- 27 Finali ty of decrees and orders
- 28 Subordination of Courts of Small Causes
- 29 Seal
- 30 Abolit ion of Courts of Small Causes
- 31 Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office
- 32 Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small Causes
- 33 Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts
- 34 Modification of Code as so applied
- 35 Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts
- 36 [Repealed.]
- 37 Publication of certain orders
