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MADHYA PRADESH ACT 
No. 19 of 1958 
THE MADHTA PRADESH CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1958 
TABLE Qp CONTENTS 
Sections 
CHAPTER I 
Preliminary 
I. Short title, extent and commencement. 
2. Definition. 
CHAPTER II 
Constitution of .Civil Courts 
3. Classes of Civil Courts. 
4. Civil Districts. 
5. Establishment of Civil Courts. 
6. Original Jurisdiction of Civil Courts. 
7. Principal Civil Court of original Jurisdiction. 
8. Appointment of additional Judges. 
9. Power to invest certain Civil Courts with Small Cause 
Court jurisdiction. 
10. Exercise of jurisdiction of District Court by Civil Judges 
in certain proceedings. 
11. Jurisdiction under the Indian Divorce Act. 
12. Place of sitting of Civil Courts. 
CHAPTER III 
Appellate Jurisdiction 
13. Appellate Jurisdiction. 
CHAPTER IV 
Administrative Control 
14. Superintendence and control over Civil Courts and the 
Judges in the district. 
15. Power to distribute business. 
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CHAPTER V 
Miscellaneous Provisions 
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18. Temporary vacancy in the office of the District Judge. 
19. Delegation of powers of District Judge. 
20. Continuance of powers of officers. 
21. Vacations. 
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Sections 
22. Seal. 
23. Power to make rules. 
24. Repeals and savings. 
25. Transitional provisions. 
26. Construction of references. 
27. Pending suits and proceedings. 
27-A. Removal of difficulty. 
28. Amendment oflaws relating to Courts of Small Causes. 
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Short title, extent and 
commencement. 
Definitions. 
MADHYA PRADESH ACT 
(No. 19 of 1958)1 
THE MADHYA PRADESH CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1958 
(Received the assent of the President on the 17th July, 1958; assent first published 
in the "Madhya Pradesh Gazette" on the 1st August, 1958) 
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Madhya Pradesh. 
Be it enacted by the Madhya Pradesh Legislature in the Ninth Year of the 
Republic oflndia as follows :-
CHAPTER I 
Preliminary 
I. (I) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 
1958. 
(2) It extends to the whole of Madhya Pradesh. 
(3) It shall come into force on such date 2 as the State Government may, 
by notification, in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf: 
[2. In this Act, unless the con text otherwise requires,~ 
(a) "cadre of Higher Judicial Service" means the cadre of District Judges 
and shall include the DistrictJudge, Additional Judge to the Court 
of District Judge and Additional District Judge; 
Cb) "cadre of Lower Judicial Service" means the cadre of Civil Judges 
consisting of Civil Judge Class I and CivHJudge Class II; 
(c) "supernumerary cadre of Additional District Judges" means a cadre 
ofAdditional DistrictJudges who have not been absorbed in the 
cadre of Higher Judicial Sercive; 
"value" with reference to a suit or original proceedings means the 
amount or value of the subject matter of such suit or original 
proceedings.JD 
!. For Statement of Objects and Reasons (in English} see "Madhya Pradesh Gazette," dated 
21st March 1958, pages 74-75 and (in Hindi) 83. For proeeedings in Assembly see Madhya 
Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Proceedings, 1958, Volume III, pages 2362 ·to 2380, 2917 and 3283 
to 3306. 
2. ht January 1959, see Law Department Notifi@ation No 40814-7375-XXI-B dated the 
22nd December 1958, published in "the Madhya Pradesh Gazette;" dated the 26th 
Deember 1958. 
3. Subs. by M.P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 3. 
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CHAPTER II 
Constitution of Civil Courts 
3.(1 ]1 In addition to the Courts established under any other law for the 
time being in force, there shall he the following classes of '.Courts, namely :--
(I) the Court of the District Judge; 
(2) the Court of the Additional District Judge; 
(3) the Court of the [Civil Judge Class I ;] 2 and 
(4) the Court of the [Civil Judge Class II.]3 
[(2) A Presiding Officer of the Court of District Judge, Additional Judge 
to the Court of District Judge or Additional District 'Judge shall be from the 
cadre of Higher J udiciai Service : · 
Provided that a Judge from the supernumerary cadre of Additional 
District Judge may also be appointed for the time being, to a court of Additio­
nal District Judge. 
(3) An Additional Judge to the court of Civili Jndgc may be appointed 
from the cadre of Lower Jndicial Service, 
(4) The court of District Judge shall include the court of Additional 
Judge to the Court of District Judge ~r.td the ~!?urt of Civil Judge Class I or 
Class II shall include the court of Add1t1onal C1v1l Judge to that court.] 4 
[4. (I) For the parposes of this_ ~\c\ a _revenue district notified ·by the 
State Government shall also be the civil d,stnct: 
Provided that the State Government may, on the recommendation 
of the Hi;;h Court, airer the limits or number of such civil districts or create 
new civil districts. 
(2) Upon the alteration of the limits ?r the number of civil districts 
oc creation of new civil districts t,ndcr sub-secl10n (!), the High Court shall 
make such consequential orders as it may deem fit in respect of the transfer of 
suits, appeals andyr:'ce_cdi_nis:s from the courts of existing ?istricts to ~ther courts 
acquiring territorml .1unsd1ctJOn as a result of such alt<;ratwn or creatJOn, as also 
for a:1y other matter a,ici!lary thereto. ]5 
5. The State Government shall establish-
(a) the Court of the Distrtct Judge for each Civil District; and 
(b) so many Court of Additional District Judge, [Civil Judges 
Class 1]2 and [Civil .J ndge Class II]3 for each civil district, as it 
may think fit. 
6. ( l) Subject to the provisions of any law for the time being in force,-
the Court of the [Civil Judge Class Il] 3 shall have jurisdiction 
to hear and determine any suit or original proceeding of a 
value not exceeding Rs. 10,000; 
1. Re-nun,bered by :\1.P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 4. 
2. Subs. by S. 2, ibid, for "Civil Judge (Class I)". 
3. Subs. by S. 2, ibid, for "Civil Judge (Class II)"', 
4. Ius. by S. 4, ibid. 
5. Subs, by S. 5, ibid. 
6. Subs. by M. P. Act 5 of 1979, S. 2 (l) 
Classes of Civil Coutu. 
Civil Districts. 
Establishment of Civil Courts, 
Original jurisdiction of Civil 
Courts. 
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(b) the Court of the [Civil Judge Class IJ1 shall have jurisdiction to hear 
and determine any suit or original proceeding of a value not exceed­
ing Rs. 20,000 ;] 
( ) the Court of the District Jud,c __ e and the Court of the Additicnal' C 
District Judge shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit 
or original proceeding without restriction as rega.rds value. 
(2) The local limits of the jurisidiction of tLe Ccurts specified in cl.cuses (c) 
and (h) of sub-section (I) shall be such as the State Government may, by noti­
fication, define. 
Principal Ci'fil Olart of orig­
inal jurisdicllOn. 
Appointment of additional 
judges. 
Power to invest Certain Civil 
Courts with Small Cause 
Court Jurisdiction. 
Exercise of Jurisdiction of 
District Court by Civil Judges 
in certain proceedingS. 
[(3) Nothing in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) shall affect any 
suit or original proceedings instituted before 26th January. 19i9.] 2 
i. (1) The Court of the District Judge shall be the Principal Civil Court 
of original jurisdiction in the civil cli~trict. 
[(2) An Additional Judge to the Court of a District Judge, an Ad­
ditional District Judge and an Additional Judge to the Court of an Additional 
District Judge shall discharge any of the functions of a District Judge, including 
the functions of Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction which the District 
Judge may, by general or sp~cial order, assign to him and ~n ~he discharge of 
such functions he sl;iall exercise the same powers as the District J udge.] 3 
•[8. (1) An AdditionalJudge or Judges to the Court of District Judge, 
Additional District Judge, [Civil Judge Class IJ1 or [Civil Judge Class II]5 may, 
whenever it appears necessary or expedient, be appointed to the Court o' 
District Judge or Additional District Judge or [Civil Judge Class I]1 or [Civil 
Judge Class II]5, as the case may be, and such Additional Judge shall exercise 
the jurisdiction of the_ Court to which he is appointed and the powers oi the 
Judge ther~of, subject to any general or special or~ers ~f the authority by which 
he is <\ppomted as to the Class or Value of the smt which he may try, hear or 
determine. 
(2) An officer may be appointed an Additional .Judge cf enc or more 
Courts and an Officer who is a Judge of one court may be appointed an Ad­
ditional Judge of another Court or of other Courts.] 
9. [(I) The High Court may, by a notification, invest any civil court with 
the powers of a court of Small Causes under the law for the time being in force 
in any area relating to the Court of Small Causes. Such power shall be exercis­
able ir, cases arising within the limits of the Court's jurisdiction or in any specified 
area within such limits.] 6 
(2) The value of suits of small c:cuse nature shall not exceed one 
thousand rupees in the case of the Court of a District Judge or an Additional 
District Judge, five hundred rupees in the case of the Court of a [Civil Judge 
Class 1]1 and two hundred rupees in the case of the Court of a [Civil Judge 
Class 11]5 
10. The High Court may, by general or special order, authorise any 
[Civil Judge Class 1)1 to take cognizance of, and any DistrictJudge to transfer 
J. Subs. by M.P.Act.17ofl982,S. 2, for 'Civil Judge (Class I)'. 
2. Subs. by M. P. Act 5 of 1979, S. 2(2). 
3. Subs. by M. P. Act 7 of 1980, S. 2. 
4. Subs. by S. 3, ibid. 
5. Subs. by S 2. ibid for' Civil Judge (Class II)' • 
6. Subs. by M. P. Act 17 of 1982, S 6· 
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to a [ Civil Judge class I] 1 under his control, any proceeding or any class of 
proceedings, specified in such order, arisin!J under- ,. 
(a) Parts I to VIII of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (No. 
XXXIX or 1925); or 
(b) Part IX of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (No. XXXIX of 
1925) which cannot be disposed ofby District Delegates; or 
(c) The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (Ko. VIII of 1890); or 
(d) The Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 (No. V of 1920). 
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 388 of the Indian 
Succession Act, 1925 (No. XXXIX of 1925), the High Court may, by general 
or special order, invest any Judge inferior in grade to the District Judge with 
power to exercise the functions of a District Judge under Part X of that Act. 
(3) The District Judge may withdraw any such proceeding taken 
cognizance of by, or transferred to, a [Civil Judge Class 1]1 under his control, 
and may either dispose it of himself or transfer it to any other competent Court. 
(4) Proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a [Civil 
Judge Class I] 1 under this secti_on shall b~ disposed of b}'. him, in accordance 
with the law and rules applicable to like proceedmgs m the Court of the 
District Judge. 
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] I. The Court of the District Judge and the Court of the Additicnal Jurisdiction under the Indian 
District Judge shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any original Di,orce Acts. 
proceeding under the Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (Ko. IV of 1869) and shall be 
deemed to be the District Court under that Act for the Civil District. 
]2. [(1)]2 Every Court shall be held at such place or places as the High PlaceofsittingofCivil Courts. 
Court may, by notification,_ d!rect or, i~ t~e :tb~ence ofan}'. such direction, at 
any place within the local hm1ts of the .1unsd1ct10n of the Court. 
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[(2) Every Additional Judge to a court establish'd under this Act shall 
sit at such place or places within the local limits of thcjc:ri,dicticn of the court 
to which he is an Additional Judge, as the High Court may direct. 
(3) The District Jud~e and other Judges of the ~istrict, may _wit] ~he 
previous sanction of the High <?ourt and after due notice to the parl!es, sit 
temporarily for takmg up particular case or class of cases at any other place 
within the district. ]3 
J. Subs by M.P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 2 for "CivilJndge (Class T)". 
2. Renumbered by S. 7, ibid. 
3. Ins. ibid, 
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Appellate Jurisdiction, 
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CHAPTER III 
APPELLATE JURISDICTION 
13. (I) Save as otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force, 
appeals from decrees or orders of Courts exercising original Jurisdiction shall lie 
as follows :~ 
(a) from a decree or order of the Court of the [Civil Judge Classl)l 
or of the [Civil Judge Class II ]2 to the Court of the District 
Judge ; 
(b) from a decree or order of the Court of the District Judge or 
Additional District Judge to the High Court. 
[Explanation.--The court of the Civil Judge or the court of the District 
Judge shall include an Additional Judge to that court.] 3 
[(2) Notwithstanding the fact that a suit or proceeding was instituted or 
commenced prior to 26th January, 1979 and appeal against any decree or order 
passed in such suit or proceeding shall lie as provided in sub-section (1). 
(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to any appeal instituted before 26th 
January, 1979] 4 
1. Subs by M.P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 2 for "Civil Judge (Class I)". 
5. Subs. by S. 2, ibid, for "Civil Judge (Class II)". 
3. In,. hy S. B, ibid. 
4, 1ns, by lvL P. Act 5- or 1979, S. 3. 
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CHAPTER IV 
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL 
P4: Subject to the gen~ral superintendence andcontrol of the High Court, 
the District Judge shall supermtend and control a11 other ci\·il courts established 
including a11 Additional Judges appointed to such courts under this Act in the 
local area within his jurisdiction, and in the discharge of such functions it shall 
be his duty to-
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
inspect or cause to be inspected the proceedings of the courts, 
judges and offices under his control ; 
give such administrative directions with respect to any matters 
as he may think fit; and 
call for such reports and returns from the subordinate courts 
and Judges in the district as may be prescribed by the High 
Court or as he may require for administrative purposes.] 1 
[!5. (1)(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Civil Proce­
dure, 1908 (V of I 903), or the law relating to Courts of Small Causes, for the time 
being in force in any area, or in any other provisions contained in this Act, the 
District Judge may, by order in writing, direct that any civil business cognizable 
by his court or by other civil courts established under section 5, in his civil dis­
trict, shall be distributed· amongst himself and Additional Judges, if any, of his 
court, as also amongst other courts under his control and amongst Additional Judges 
of such other court's 'in terse' in such manner as he deems fit: 
Provided that, except in so far as it may affect the exclusive jurisdiction of 
a Court of Small Causes, or of a court invested with the jurisdiction of a Court 
of Small Causes, a direction given under this section shall not empower any court 
to exercise powers or deal with business beyond the limits of its pecuniary and 
notified territorial jurisdiction.]" 
(2) Any judicial act in any suit, appeal or proceeding, instituted in a 
Court of competent jurisdiction. shall not be invalid only by reascn of the fact 
that such institution was not in accordance with the order of distribution of 
business referred to in sub-section (!). 
(3) Whenever it appears to any Court, as is referrl"'d to in sub-section (2) 
that institution of any suit, appeal or proceeding, pending before it, was not in 
conformity with the order of distribution of business made under sub-section (!), 
it shall submit the record of such suit, appeal or proceeding, as the case may be, 
to the District Judgr for appropriate orders, and the District Judge in relation 
thereto may pass orders either transferring the concerned record to proper court 
as per order of distribution of business or otherwise to any other Court of com­
petent jurisdiction. 
(4·> In distribution of civil business under sub-section (!), the District 
Judge 'shall be guided by such principles :1s the High Court may, by rules, 
prescribe.] 
16. (!) No Judge of a Court under this Act shall hear or determine any 
suit, appeal or other proceeding to which he is a party or in which he is directly 
or indirectly interested. 
[(2) If any such suit, appeal or other proceeding comes before any 
civil court in the district or before an Additional Judge to such court, the Judge 
shall refer the case along.vith .the record thereof and his report regarding the 
attending circumstances to the District Judge, who may either dispose of such 
case himself or subject to the limits of pecuniary jurisdiction, make it over or 
transfer it to another court or Additional judge to any of the courts in the 
district, as the case may be, for disposal. • 
(3) If any such suit, appeal or other proceeding comes before the 
District Judge himself, he may either make over such case to any Additional 
Judge of his court, or transmit the record alongwith his comments on the 
attending circumstances to. the High Court for appropriate orders.]' 
1. Subs. by M. P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 9. 
2. Subs. by M. P. Act 5 of 1979, S. 4. 
3. Subs by M. P. Act I 7 of I 982, S. I 0, 
4. Subs. by S. II, ibid. 
Superintendence and control 
over Civil . Courts and the 
Judges in the district. 
Power to distribute business. 
Judges not to try cases in 
which they are personally 
interested. 
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Temporary vacancy in the 
office of the the District Judge. 
Delegation ,of powers of District 
Judge. 
[17. 
CHAPTER V 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
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[18. · In the event of death of a District Judge or his absence from civil 
district on leave or in the event of his being prevented from performing his 
duties by illness or other cause, senior most judge, according to cadre seniority 
as per hierarchy of the cadres, shall assume charge of the District Court, with­
out interruption to his ordinary duties; and while so in charge, shall perform 
the duties of a District Judge with respect to the filing of suits a.nd appeals, 
receiving pleadings, petitions, execution of processes, return of writs and the like; 
and shall further have power and jurisdiction to dispose of emergent inter­
locutary matters of such nature, as the High Court may by rules prescribe and 
the Judge so incharge shall continue in such charge until the office of the 
District Judge has been resumed or assumed by an officer duly appointed thereto. 
19. Any District Judge leaving the headquarters and proceeding on duty 
to any place within his District, may delegate to the senior most Additional 
Judge of his Court at the headquarter or where there is no Additional Judge, 
to a Civil Judge at the headquarters, the powers of performing such duties as 
may be emergent and of disposing of any emergent matters as may be specified 
under section 18 and such Judge shall be deemed to be a Judge in charge of 
the court of the District Judge.]2 
Continuance of powers of 20. Where any person holding an office in thf' service of the State Govern-
officers. ment who has been invested with any powers under this Act throughout any 
local area is transferred or posted to any equal or higher office of the same nature 
wi.thin a like local area, he shall unless the High Court otherwise directs or has 
othei;wise directed, exercise the same powers in the local area to which he is so 
transferred or posted. 
Vacations. 
Seal. 
Power to make rules. 
21. (1) Subject to the approval of the State Government the High Court 
shall prepare a list of days to be observed in each year as holidays in the Civil 
Court subordinate thereto. 
(2) The list shall be published in the Official Gazette. 
(3) A judicial act done by a court on a day specified in a list published 
under sub-section (2) shall not be invalid by reason only of its having been 
done. on that day. 
[(4) The District Judge may make such arrengements, as he may 
deem fit, for disposal of urgent civil matters during such vacation.]3 
22. Every Civil Court shall use a seal of such form and dimensions as 
the State Government may prescribe on all processes and orders issued, and 
on all decress passed, by it. 
[23. (1) The High Court may, from time to time, make rules for carry­
ing out all or any of the purposes of this Act. 
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generalitv of the fore 
going power, such rules may provide for all or any of the rollow'.ing matters:-
(a) supervision and inspection of aJ! courts subordinate to it; 
( b) fees to be charged for processes issued by civil courts, or by 
any officer of any such court and the fee payable in any suit or 
proceeding in any such court by any party to such suit or 
proceeding in respect of the fees of the pleader of any other 
party to such suit or proceeding; 
(c) the manner in which proceedings of Civil Courts shall be kept 
and recorded, the manner in which paper books for the hearing 
of appeals may be prepared and the grant of copies; 
I. Omitted bv M. P. Act 5 of 1979, S. 5. 
2. Subs. by M. P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 12. 
3. Sulos. by S. 13, ibid. 
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(d) matters relating to officers of courts; 
(e) persons who shall be permitted to act as petition writers in the 
courts subordinate thereto, grant of licences to such persons, 
conduct of business by them and· the scale of fees to be charged 
by them, the authority by which breaches of rules shall be investi­
gated and the penalties which may be imposed on them; 
(f) prescribing. the principles for guidance of a District Judge for 
distribution of civil business amongst courts in his civil district; 
(g) emergent matters which a Judge incharge of District Court under 
section 18 shall have a power and jurisdiction to dispose of.]1 
24 .. The Central Provinces and Berar CourtsAct, 1917 (No.I of1917), 
the Madhya Bharat Civil Courts Act, Samvat, 2009 (No. 43 of 1949), the Bhopal 
and Vindhya Pradesh (Courts) Act, 1950(No XLI of 1950) and the Rajasthan 
Civil Courts Ordinace, 1950 (No. VII of 1950), in so far as it is applicable to 
Sit'Onj region, are hereby repealed : 
Provided that the repeal of the enactments aforesaid shall not .affect -
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
the previous operation thereof; or 
any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any 
offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or 
any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any 
such punishment; 
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, con- · 
tinued or enforced, and any such penalty, forefeiture or punishment may be 
imposed as if this Act had not been passed: 
Provided further that all appointments, rules and orders made, jurisiction 
and powers conferred under any of the repealed enactments or purporting 
expressly or impliedly to have been so made or conferred, shall be deemed to 
have been respectively made and conferred under the corresponding provisions 
of this Act. · 
25. As from the date of the commencement of this Act ,-
(1) all existing Courts of District Judges and Additional DistrictJudges 
shall respectively be deemed to be the Courts of District Judges 
and Additional District Judges established under this Act; 
(2) all existing Courts of Munsiffs in the Vindhya Pradesh, Bhopal 
and Sironj regions and of Civil Judges of the Second Class in 
the Mahya Bharat region shall be deemed to be the Courts of 
[Civil Judges Class 11]2 established under this Act; 
(3) all existing Courts of Civil Judges of the First Class in the Madhya 
Bharat and Siroaj regions and of Subordinate Judges inthe 
Bhopal region shall be deemed to be the Courts of [Civil Judges 
Class 1]3 established under this Act; 
(4) the existing Courts of Civil Judges in the Mahakoshal region 
shall be deemed to be the Court of [Civil Judge Class II] 2 establis­
hed under this Act except such of these Courts as may be specified 
by the State Government by a notification to be theCourts of 
[ Civil Judge Class I.] 3 
Explanation.- In this section "existing Court" means a Court est­
ablished under any of the enactments repealed by section 24 and 
functioning immediately berore the commencement of this Act. 
I. Subs. by M. P. Act 17 of 1982, S. 14. 
2. Subs. by S. 2,ibirl. 
3. Subs. by S. 2, ibid, for "Civil Judge (Class I ). 
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Repeals and Savings, 
Transiti9nal provisions 
44 THE MADHYA PRADESH CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1958 
Construction of reference. 
Feruling suits and proceedings. 
Removal of difficulty. 
Amendment of laws relating 
,o Courts of Small Causes. 
26. In every enactment passed before the commencement of this Act-
(i) any reference to a "Subordinate Judge" shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the Court of the [Civil Judge Class 1]1 and any 
reference to a Munsif shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Court of the [Civil Judge Class 11]2 established or deemed to be 
established under this Act; and 
(ii) any reference to a Civil Judge where no class is specified 
shall in relation to the Mahakoshal region be deemed to be 
a reference to the Court of[CivilJudge Class II] 2 established or 
deemed to be established under this Act. 
27. Every suit or other proceedings pending before any of the existing 
Courts immediately before the commencement of this Act shall on such commence­
ments stand transferred to the Court having jurisdiction under the provisions of 
this Act and if there are more than one Court having such jurisdiction, to the 
Court which the District Judge may specify in that behalf in accordance with 
the provisions of this Act, and the Court to · which the proceeding so stand 
transferred shall proceed to try, hear and determine the matter as if it had 
been pending in that Court. 
[27-A. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Madhya 
Pradesh Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 1982, the High Court may, from 
time to time, issue such orders and directions not inconsistent with the provisions 
of the aforesaid Amendment Act, or transfer such cases from one court to the 
other as it may deem fit. ]3 
28. The Acts and Ordinance specified, in column (I) of the Schedule shall 
be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in column (2) thereof. 
!. ~ub,. by M. P. Acr 17 of 1982, S. 2, for "Civil Ju<)ges (Class II)". 
2. Subs. by S. 2, ibid, for "Cvi!Judge (Class II)". 
3. J ru;. by S. 15, ibid. 
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SCHEDULE 
(See sectioiz 28) 
--- ------------------- --- -------------------------~ 
Name of Act or Ordinance Amendment 
I 2 
----------·-------- ----- ------
Provincial Small Cause Court 
Act, 1887 (IX of 1887). 
The Madhya Bharat Small 
Cause Court Act, Samvat, 
2006 (46 of 1949). 
The Rajasthan Small Cause 
Courts Ordinance, 1950 
(VII of 1950). 
In sub-section (3) of section 15, for the 
words "State Government", the words "High 
Court" shall be substituted. 
After sub-section (2) of section 12, the following 
sub-section shall be added, namely :-
''(3) Subject to as aforesaid, the High Court 
may, by order in writing , direct that all suits 
of a civil nature of which the value does not 
exceed one thousand rupees shall be cognizable 
by a Co,trt of Small Causes mentioned in the 
order." 
In sub-section (3) of section 13, for the words 
"Government", the word "High Court" shall 
be substituted. 
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Short title and 
commencement . 
Amendment of 
Section 6. 
CHHAITISGARH ACT 
(No. 28 of 2016) 
THE CHHATTISCARH CIVCL COURTS (AMENDMENl) ACT, 2016 
608 ( 1) 
An Act further to amend the Chhattisgarh Civil Courts Act, 1958 (No. 19 of 1958). 
Be it enacted by the Chhatt isgarh Legislature in the Sixty- seventh Year of the 
Repub lic oflndia, as follows:-
I. 
2. 
(I) This Act may be called the Chhattisgarh Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2016. 
(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette . 
In sub-section (I) of Section 6 of the Chhattisgar h Civil Courts Act, 1958 (No. 19 of 1958),­
(i) In clause (a), for the word and figure "Rupees 25,000", the word and figure 
" Rupees 5,00,000" shall be substituted; and 
(ii) In clause (b), for the word and figure "Rupees 50,000" , the word and figure 
" Rupees I 0,00,000" shall be substituted. 





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