Section 18
Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Subordinate Judge.
The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bengal, the North-Western Provinces and Assam.
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
Procedure1
(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.
[Vide Bihar Act 12 of 1960, s. 3]
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.
[Vide Bihar Act 12 of 1960, s. 3]
Notes
1. 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.