The BENGAL, AGRA AND ASSAM CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1887

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Title, extent and commencement.

(1)This Act may be called the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887.

(2) It extends to the territories which were on the 11th March, 1887, respectively administered by the Lieutenant -Governor of Bengal, the Lieutenant -Governor of the North- Western Provinces and the Chief Commissioner of Assam, except such portions of those territories as for the time being are not subject to the ordinary civil jurisdiction of the High Courts [Omitted] ; and

(3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1887.

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  5. 5.[Repealed.].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  7. 7.[Repealed.].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  12. 12.[Repealed.].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  26. 26.[Repealed.].
  27. 27.[Repealed.].
  28. 28.[Repealed.].
  29. 29.[Repealed.].
  30. 30.[Repealed.].
  31. 31.[Repealed.].
  32. 32.[Repealed.].
  33. 33.[Repealed.].
  34. 34.[Repealed.].
  35. 35.[Repealed.].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