The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887
Central Act · Act 12 of 188728 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Assam. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 12 of 1887 |
| Year | 1887 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 28 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 1 Title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Repeal.
- Section 3 Classes of Courts.
- Section 4 Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.
- Section 6 Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges.
- Section 8 Additional Judges.
- Section 9 Administrative control of courts.
- Section 10 Temporary charge of District Court.
- Section 11 Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Subordinate Judge.
- Section 12 [Repealed.] .
- Section 13 Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts.
- Section 14 Place of sitting of Courts.
- Section 15 Vacations of Courts.
- Section 16 Seals of Courts.
- Section 17 Continuance of proceedings of Courts ceasing to have jurisdiction.
- Section 18 Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge.
- Section 19 Extent of jurisdiction of Munsif.
- Section 20 Appeals from District and Additional Judges.
- Section 21 Appeals from Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.
- Section 22 Power to transfer to Subordinate Judges appeals from Munsifs.
- Section 23 Exercise by Subordinate Judge or Munsif of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings.
- Section 24 Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section.
- Section 25 Power to invest Subordinate Judges and Munsifs with Small Cause Court jurisdiction.
- Section 36 Power to confer powers of Civil Courts on officers.
- Section 37 Certain decisions to be according to Native law.
- Section 38 Judges not to try suits in which they are interested.
- Section 39 Subordination of Courts to District Court.
- Section 40 Application of Act to State Courts of Small Causes .
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