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ACT NO. V OF 1908Year 190821st March, 1908

The Code of Civil Procedure,(CPC)

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Short title, commencement and extent.

Subordination of Courts.

Application of the Code of Revenue Courts.

Pecuniary Jurisdiction.

Small Cause Courts.

Courts to try all civil suits unless barred.

Bar to further suit.

When foreign judgment not conclusive.

Presumption as to foreign judgments.

Court in which suits to be instituted.

Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate.

Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts.

Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain.

Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables.

Others suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises.

Objections to jurisdiction.

Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court.

To what Court application lies.

General power of transfer and withdrawal.

Appearance of parties on transfer of suit, etc.

Institution of suits.

Summons to defendants.

Service of foreign summonses.

Power to order discovery and the like.

Summons to witness.

Penalty for default.

Judgment and decree.

Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defences.

Cost for delay in making applications, etc., in respect of interlocutory matters.

Application to orders.

Definition of Court which passed a decree.

Court by which decree may be executed.

Transfer of decree.

Result of execution proceedings to be certified.

Powers of Court in executing transferred decree.

Execution of decrees passed by British Courts in places to which this Part does not extend or in foreign territory.

Execution of decrees passed by Courts in the United Kingdom and other reciprocating territory.

Execution barred in certain cases.

Legal representative

Powers of Court to enforce execution.

Enforcement of decree against legal representative.

Liability of ancestral property.

Partition of estate or separation of share.

Arrest and detention.

Prohibition of arrest or detention of women in execution of decree for money.

Detention and release.

Release on ground of illness.

Property liable to attachment and sale in execution of decree.

Partial exemption of agricultural produce.

Seizure of property in dwelling-house.

Property attached in execution of decrees of several Courts.

Private alienation of property after attachment to be void.

Purchaser's title

Suit against purchaser not maintainable on ground of purchase being on behalf of plaintiff.

Power for Government to make rules as to sales of land in execution of decrees for payment of money.

Power to prescribe rules for transferring to Collector execution of certain decrees.

Provisions of Third Schedule to apply.

Rules of procedure.

Collector deemed to be acting judicially.

Where Court may authorise Collector to stay public sale of land.

Proceeds of execution-sale to be rateably distributed among decree-holders.

Resistance to execution.

Power of Court to issue commissions.

Letter of request.

Commissions issued by foreign Courts.

Suits by or against the Government.

Exemption from arrest and personal appearance.

Execution of decree.

When aliens may sue.

When foreign States may sue.

Persons specially appointed by Government to prosecute or defend for Rules of foreign States.

Suits against Rulers.

Suits against diplomatic agents.

Style of Rulers as parties to suits.

Where interpleader suit may be instituted.

Mediation in Appeal.

Special provisions for mediation

Application and commencement of the provisions of sections 89A and 89C

Power to state case for opinion of Court.

Public nuisances

Public charities

Exercise of powers of Attorney General.

Supplemental proceedings

Direction in execution of orders, etc

Compensation for obtaining arrest, attachment or injunction on insufficient grounds.

Appeal from original decree.

Appeal from final decree where no appeal from preliminary decree.

Decision where appeal heard by two or more Judges.

No decree to be reversed or modified for error or irregularity not affecting merits or jurisdiction.

Orders from which appeal lies.

What Courts to hear appeals.

Powers of Appellate Court.

Procedure in appeals from appellate decrees and orders.

When appeals lie to the Supreme Court.

Value of subject-matter.

Bar of certain appeals.

Reference of High Court Division.

Part to apply only to certain High Court Division.

Application of Code to High Court Division.

Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs.

Unauthorised persons not to Address Court.

Provisions not applicable to High Court Division in original civil jurisdiction.

Effect of rules in First Schedule.

Power of Supreme Court to make rules.

Constitution of Rule Committees.

Committee to report to Supreme Court.

Rules to be subject to approval.

Publication of rules.

Matters for which rules may provide.

Exemption of certain women from personal appearance.

Exemption of other persons.

Arrest other than in execution of decree.

Exemption from arrest under civil process.

Exemption of members of legislative bodies from arrest and detention under civil process.

Procedure where person to be arrested or property to be attached is outside district.

Language of subordinate Courts.

Power of High Court Division to require evidence to be recorded in English.

Oath on affidavit by whom to be administered.

Assessors in causes of salvage, etc.

Miscellaneous proceedings.

Orders and notices to be in writing.

Application for restitution.

Enforcement of liability of surety.

Proceedings by or against representatives.

Consent or agreement by persons under disability.

Enlargement of time.

Power to make up deficiency of court-fees.

Transfer of business.

Saving of inherent powers of Court.

Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders.

General power to amend.

Saving of present right of appeal.

Amendment of certain Acts.