The PROVINCIAL SMALL CAUSE COURTS ACT, 1887

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except 2 [the territories which, immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised in Part B States]; 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  2. 2.[Repealed.].
  3. 3.Savings.
  4. 4.Definition.
  5. 5.Establishment of Courts of Small Causes.
  6. 6.Judge.
  7. 7.Appointment of times of sitting in certain circumstances.
  8. 8.Additional Judges.
  9. 9.[Repealed.].
  10. 10.Power to require two Judges to sit as a bench.
  11. 11.Decision in case heard by a bench.
  12. 12.Registrar.
  13. 13.[Repealed.].
  14. 14.Duties of ministerial officers.
  15. 15.Cognizance of suits by Courts of Small Causes.
  16. 16.Exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes.
  17. 17.Application of the Code of Civil Procedure.
  18. 18.Trial of suits by Registrar.
  19. 19.Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar.
  20. 20.Passing of decrees by Registrar on confession.
  21. 21.Execution of decrees by Registrar.
  22. 22.Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer.
  23. 23.Return of plaints in suits involving questions of title .
  24. 24.Appeal from certain or ders of Courts of Small Causes.
  25. 25.Revi si on of decr ees and or der s of Cour t s of S mal l Causes.
  26. 26.[Repealed.].
  27. 27.Finality of decrees and orders.
  28. 28.Subordination of Courts of Small Causes.
  29. 29.Seal.
  30. 30.Abolition of Courts of Small Causes.
  31. 31.Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office.
  32. 32.Application of Act t o Courts invested wi th j urisdiction of Court of Small Causes.
  33. 33.Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts.
  34. 34.Modification of Code as so applied.
  35. 35.Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts.
  36. 36.[Repealed.].
  37. 37.Publication of certain orders.
  38. SCH-THE F IRST SCHEDULE. — [ Repealed. ] ..THE F IRST SCHEDULE. — [ Repealed. ] .
  39. SCH-THE SECOND SCHEDULE.THE SECOND SCHEDULE