The BOMBAY CIVIL COURTS’ ACT, 1869

Preliminary.

Section 1 — Short title. Extent of Act.

This Act may be called “The Bombay Civil Courts’ Act, 1869,” and extends only to the territories (other than Sind) under the Government of the Governor of Bombay in Council in which the Code of Civil Procedure is now in force. But the Governor of Bombay in Council may, by notification in the Government Gazette, extend this Act to any other of the territories under such Government in which the said Code is not in force, or to Sind.

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  1. 1.Short title. Extent of Act.
  2. 2.[Repealed.].
  3. 3.Alteration and creation of Districts.
  4. 4.Position of Sadr station.
  5. 5.District Judges.
  6. 6.Situation of District Court.
  7. 7.Original jurisdiction of District Judge.
  8. 8.His appellate jurisdiction.
  9. 9.Control and inspection of Courts.
  10. 10.Writs and orders. Reports and returns.
  11. 11.Seal of District Judge.
  12. 12.Power to appoint Joint Judges.
  13. 13.Enactments applying to District Judge to apply to Joint Judge. Joint Judge’s seal.
  14. 14.Power to appoint Assistant Judges.
  15. 15.Situation of Assistant Judge’s Court.
  16. 16.Original jurisdiction of Assistant Judge.
  17. 17.Appellate jurisdiction of Assistant Judge.
  18. 18.Continuance of Assistant Judge’s appellate jurisdiction.
  19. 19.Power to invest Assistant Judge with powers of District Judge.
  20. 20.Assistant Judge to use seal of District Judge.
  21. 21.Number of Subordinate Civil Courts.
  22. 22.Appointment of Subordinate Judges.
  23. 22A.Power to fix local limits of Jurisdiction of Subordinate Judges.
  24. 23.Situation of Subordinate Courts.
  25. 24.Classes of Subordinate Judges.
  26. 25.Special jurisdiction of Subordinate Judge of first class.
  27. 26.Appeals from his decision.
  28. 27.Appellate jurisdiction of Subordinate Judge of first class.
  29. 28.Power to invest Subordinate Judges with small cause powers.
  30. 29.Seal of Subordinate Judge.
  31. 30.[Repealed.].
  32. 31.[Repealed.].
  33. 32.Reference of Government suits.
  34. 35.Temporary vacancy of office of District Judge.
  35. 36.Delegation of powers of District Judge.
  36. 37.Temporary vacancy of office of Subordinate Judge.
  37. 38.Appointment, etc., of ministerial officers.
  38. 39.Duties of ministerial officers.
  39. 40.Power to appoint Clerks of the Courts.
  40. 41.Rules for keeping proceedings.
  41. 42.Fees for process.
  42. 43.Sittings of Courts.
  43. SCH-SCHEDULE.—[Repealed.]..SCHEDULE.—[Repealed.].