Section 18: Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge.
The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887Central Act · Act 12 of 1887
Save as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the jurisdiction of a District Judge or Subordinate Judge extends, subject to the provisions of section 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882), to all original suits for the time being cognizable by Civil Courts.
STATE AMENDMENT
Assam
Amendment of section 18 and 39.-- In Section 18 of the Said Act, after the words "Code of Civil Procedure", the figures "1908" shall be inserted.
[Vide Assam Act 6 of 1935, s. 4]
Bihar
Amendment of Section 18 of Act XII of 1887. -- In Section 18 of the said Act, after the words "Code of Civil Procedure", the figures "1908" shall be inserted.
Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge.
Jurisdiction
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Status
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How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
inserted, Bengal Act 19 of 1935. . In Bengal and Assam, the figures "1908," have been ins. at this place by Bengal Act 19 of 1935 and Assam Act 6 of 1935, respectively. In Agra, Bihar and Orissa. also, the reference to the old enactment should be construed in the same way: see the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908), s. 158.
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