The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887
37 sections.
Open in Lexace · Ask the AI- Section 1 — Title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 — [Repealed.].
- Section 3 — Savings.
- Section 4 — Definition.
- Section 5 — Establishment of Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 6 — Judge.
- Section 7 — Appointment of times of sitting in certain circumstances.
- Section 8 — Additional Judges.
- Section 9 — [Repealed.].
- Section 10 — Power to require two Judges to si t as a bench.
- Section 11 — Decision in case heard by a bench.
- Section 12 — Registrar.
- Section 13 — [Repealed.].
- Section 14 — Duties of ministerial officers.
- Section 15 — Cognizance of suits by Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 16 — Exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 17 — Application of the Code of Civil Procedure.
- Section 18 — Trial of suits by Registrar.
- Section 19 — Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar.
- Section 20 — Passing of decrees by Registrar on confession.
- Section 21 — Execution of decrees by Registrar.
- Section 22 — Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer.
- Section 23 — Return of plaints in suits involving questions of title .
- Section 24 — Appeal from certain orders of Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 25 — Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 26 — [Repealed.].
- Section 27 — Finali ty of decrees and orders.
- Section 28 — Subordination of Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 29 — Seal.
- Section 30 — Abolit ion of Courts of Small Causes.
- Section 31 — Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office.
- Section 32 — Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small Causes.
- Section 33 — Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts.
- Section 34 — Modification of Code as so applied.
- Section 35 — Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts.
- Section 36 — [Repealed.].
- Section 37 — Publication of certain orders.