Act 12 of 1887

The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Assam.

  • Ministry of Law and Justice
  • Department of Justice
  • Enacted 1887-03-11
  • 40 sections
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1 Title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Repeal.Read
3 Classes of Courts.Read
4 Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.Read
5 [Repealed.] .Read
6 Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges.Read
7 [Repealed.] .Read
8 Additional Judges.Read
9 Administrative control of courts.Read
10 Temporary charge of District Court.Read
11 Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Subordinate Judge.Read
12 [Repealed.] .Read
13 Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts.Read
14 Place of sitting of Courts.Read
15 Vacations of Courts.Read
16 Seals of Courts.Read
17 Continuance of proceedings of Courts ceasing to have jurisdiction.Read
18 Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge.Read
19 Extent of jurisdiction of Munsif.Read
20 Appeals from District and Additional Judges.Read
21 Appeals from Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.Read
22 Power to transfer to Subordinate Judges appeals from Munsifs.Read
23 Exercise by Subordinate Judge or Munsif of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings.Read
24 Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section.Read
25 Power to invest Subordinate Judges and Munsifs with Small Cause Court jurisdiction.Read
26 [Repealed.].Read
27 [Repealed.].Read
28 [Repealed.].Read
29 [Repealed.].Read
30 [Repealed.].Read
31 [Repealed.].Read
32 [Repealed.].Read
33 [Repealed.].Read
34 [Repealed.].Read
35 [Repealed.].Read
36 Power to confer powers of Civil Courts on officers.Read
37 Certain decisions to be according to Native law.Read
38 Judges not to try suits in which they are interested.Read
39 Subordination of Courts to District Court.Read
40 Application of Act to State Courts of Small Causes .Read
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