PRELIMINARY (1-8) Section 1. Short title, commencement and extent. (1) This Act may be cited as the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. (2) It shallRead More →

Section 2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context- (1) “Code” includes rules;  (2) “Decree” means the formalRead More →

Section 3. Subordination of Courts. For the purposes of this Code, the District Court is subordinate to the High Court, and every Civil Court ofRead More →

Section 4. Savings. (1) In the absence of any specific provision to the contrary, nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or otherwiseRead More →

Section 5. Application of the Code of Revenue Courts. (1) Where any Revenue Courts are governed by the provisions of this Code in those mattersRead More →

Section 6. Pecuniary jurisdiction. Save in so far as is otherwise expressly provided, nothing herein contained shall operate to give any Court jurisdiction over suitsRead More →

Section 7. Provincial Small Cause Courts. The following provisions shall not extend to Courts constituted under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (9 ofRead More →

Section 8. Presidency Small Cause Courts. Save as provided in sections 24, 38 to 41, 75, clauses (a), (b) and (c), 76, 77, 157 andRead More →

PART I (9-35B) – SUITS IN GENERAL Jurisdiction of the Courts and Res-judicata Section 9. Courts to try all civil suits unless barred. The CourtsRead More →

Section 10. Stay of suit. No Court shall proceed with the trial of any suit in which the matter in issue is also directly andRead More →

Section 11. Res-judicata. No Court shall try any suit or issue in which the matter directly and substantially in issue has been directly and substantiallyRead More →

Section 12. Bar to further suit. Where a plaintiff is precluded by rules from instituting a further suit in respect of any particular cause ofRead More →