5Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
(1) The State Government 1 *** may, by order in writing, establish a Court of Small Causes at any place within the territories under its administration beyond the local limits for the time being of the ordinary original civil jurisdiction of a High Court of Judicature established in a Presidency-town.
(2) The local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court of Small Causes shall be such as the State Government may define, and the Court may be held at such place or places within those limits as the State Government may appoint.2
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1. The words "with the previous sanction of the G. G. in C." omitted by Act 4 of 1914. s. 2 and the Schedule.
2. For notifications issued under cl. (2) of s. 5, see different local R. and O.
- 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- 2 [Repealed.]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- 9 [Repealed.]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- 13 [Repealed.]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- 26 [Repealed.]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- 36 [Repealed.]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