Civil Courts Acts 1958
Civil Courts Acts 1958
{l 7 J1</y, 1958]
CONTENTS
Sections
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
2. Definitions
CHAPTER II
4. Civil Districts
CHAPTER III
APPELLATE JURISDICIION
J 3. Appellate jurisdiction
CHAPTER IV
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ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL
personally interested
16. Judges not to try cases in which they are
CHAPTER V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
17 Repealed
in the office of the District Judge
18. Temporary vacancy
21. Vacations
22. Seal
SCHEDULE
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THE MADHYA PRADESH CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1958
[Act No. XIX of 1958]
CHAPTER 1
Preliminary
Short title, extent and
The
commencement.-( l) This Act may be called
Madhya Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 1958.
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CHAPTER II
OF CIVIL COURTS
CONSTITUTION
the Courts established
Courh.-[(l )]. In addition lo
3. Classes of Civil be the fo!lowing
in force, there shall
other law for the time being
under any
classes of Courts, name \y;-
(2)[xxx]
of the [Civil Judge Class 1]; and
(3) the Court
(2) The local limits of the jurisdiction of the Courts specified in clauses
(a) and(b) of sub-section {l) shall be such as the State Government
notification, define. may, by
8. Appointment of
additional Judges.-( 1) An Additional
Judges lo the Court
District of Judge or
Judge, Additional District Judge, Civil Judge
Class I or Civil
Judge Class II may, whenever it appears
expedient, be appointed to the Court of District
necessary or
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within the limits of the Court's jurisdiction
exercisable in cases arising
shall be
within such limits.
or in any specified area
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(3) The District Judge and other
previous
Judges of the district, may with the
sanction of the High Court and after due notice to the parties,
temporarily for taking sit
up particular case or class of
within the district. cases at any other place
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CHAPTER III
APPELLATE JURISDICTION
otherwise provided by any law
Jurhdiclion.-(1) Save as
13. Appellate orders of Courts exercising
appeals from decrees or
time being in force,
for the
lie follows
origi11al jurisdiction shall
as
-
II of
Court of the 'Civil Judge Class or
order of the
(a) from a decree or
of the District Judge;
Class II to the Court
the Civil Judge
District Judge to the High
of the Court of the
from decree or order
(b) a
Court.
the Court of the District
Court of the Civil Judge or
Explanation.-The that Court.
include Additional Judge to
Judge shall an
instituted or
the fact that a suit or proceeding was
order
(2) Notwithstanding 1979 and appeal against any decree or
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CHAPTER IV
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL
l4 Superintendence and control
the over CivU Courts
district-Subject to the general
and the Judges in
Court, the District superintendence and control of
Judge shall superintend and
the High
established including all
control all other Civil Courts
Additional Judges appointed
Act in the local to such Courts
area within his under this
func lions it shall jurisdiction, and in the
be bis duty to- discharge of such
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under sub-section (I), the District
of civil business by rules,
(4) In distribution the High Court may,
be guided by such principles as
Judge shall
prescribe.
which they are personally Interested.-
Judges not to try cues In
determine any suit, appeal
16. shall hear or
Court under this Act
he is directly or
No Judge of a in which
(\) which he is a party or
or other proceeding to
indirectly interested.
any Civil before
suit, appeal or
other proceeding
the Judge
comes
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CHAPTER V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
17. Repealed by 1'\•P· lkt- ? · !; of. 1g7g
18.
Temporary vacancy in the office of
event of death the District
of a District Judge his
Judge.-rn the
in the event of his being
absence or
from civil district
prevented from on leave or
other cause, senior performing his duties by illness or
the cadres, shall
most judge, according to cadre seniority as
assume charge of the District per hierarchy of
his ordinary du ti
and
Court, without interruption to
es; w h ii e so in chuge,
District Judge with respect shall perform the duties
to the of a
pleadings, petitions, execution filing of suits and appeals,
shall
of processes,
return
receiving
further have of writs and the like; and
power and jurisdiction to dispose of
matters of such
nature, as the High Court emergent
by rules prescribe
interlocutory
so incharge shall continue in such
may and the Judge
has been resumed charge until the office of the
or assumed by an officer District Judge
duly appointed thereto.
19', Delegation of powers of District
Ieav in g the headquarters Judge.-Any District
duty to any place within Judge
and proceeding
District, may delegate to the
on
his
senior most Additional
headquarter or where there is no
Judge of his Court at the
headquarters, the Additional Judge, to Ci vii
powers of
performing such
a
Judge at the
disposing of any duties
may be emergent as
emergent matters and of
such Judge shall
as may be specified under
be deemed to be Section 18 and
Judge. a judge in charge of the Court
of the District
20. Continuance
of powers of
office in the service any person
offlcers.-Where
of the Slate
Government
who has been
holding an
powers under this Act in vested
equal or higher office
throughoutany local area is transferred
with any
of the same or posted to an
unless nature within like local
the High Court a
he
otherwise directs or has otherwise
area, shall,
same powers in the local
area to which he is so transferred
directed_. exercise the
or posted.
21.
Vacations.-(1) Subject to the
High Court shall approval of the State
Government, the
prepare a list of days to be
in the Ci vi! observed in each
Courts subordi year holidays
nate thereto. as
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from time to time,
rules.-(!) The High Court may,
13, Power to make of this Act.
out all or any of the purposes
make rules for carrying
of the foregoing
the generality
and without prejudice to
matters-
(2) In particular for all or any of the following
such rules may provide
power, lo it;
of all Courts
subordinate
and inspection
(a) supervision Courts, or by aoy
issued by Civil suit
be charged for processes payable in any
or
(b} fees to
and the fee
officer
such
of Court
any to such suit or proceeding
such Court by any party such suit or
lo
proceeding in any of the pleader of any other party
in of the fees
respect
proceeding; shall be kept and
of Civil Courts
the manner in which proceedings books for the hearing of appeals
(c) in which paper
rec.orded, the manner
and the grant of copies;
may be prepared
officers of Courts;
matters relating to
(d) in the Courts
petition writers
act
sba 11 be permitted
to as
conduct of
who such persons,
( e) persons grant of licences
to
them, the
subordinate thereto,
fees to be charged by
them and the scale of investigated and the
business by of rules s ha\1 be
which breaches
authority by on them; imposed
which may be
penalties District Judge for
of a
principles for guidance civil district;
the in his
(f) pn:scribing amongst Courts
distribution of civil business
Court under
of District
which Judge incbarge
matters
a
dispose of.
(g) emergent power and jurisdiction to
Section 18 shall have a
Courts Act,
and Berar
Central Provinces
savings.-The 2009 (No.
24. Repeals and
Civil CourtsAct, Samvat, of
Madhya Bharat (No. XL\
l917 (No. l of 1917), the
Vindbya Pradesh (Courts) Ac\, 1950 1950), in so
the Bhopal and (No. VII of
1950
43 of 1948), Court& Ordinance,
950) and the Rajastban Civil hereby repealed
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applicable to Sirouj region, are
far as it is affect-
enactments aforesaid shall not
thereof; or
(a) the previous operation of any
incurred in respect
punishment
penalty, forfeiture
or
(b) any enactment so repealed; or
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Provided further that al!
jurisdiction and appointments, rules and orders
powers conferred under any of the
made,
purporting expressly implied
or repealed enactments
deemed to have been so made
or
to have been or conferred, shall
provisions
respectively made and conferred
be
of this Act. under the
corresponding
25. Transitional
this provislonli.-As from the date
Act,- of the
commencement of
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suit or other proceeding
27. Pending suits and proeeedings.-Every immediate\ y before the
existing Courts
of the transferred to
pe11ding before any
shall on such
commencements stand there
this Act and if
are
of this Act
commencement under the provisions of District
the Court having jurisdiction udsdictlon, to the Court which the
having such j of this Ad,
than one Court with the provisions
more
behalf in accordance 11 proceed to
in that transferred sha
Judge may specify the proceedings so stand
Court.
which in that
if it had been pending
and the Court to
determine the matter as
try, hear
and
in giving effect to
arises
of difficulty
.-If any difficulty the
27-A, Removal
Pradesh Civil Courts (Amendment}Act, 1982, not
directions
the provisions of the Madhya time to time, issue such orders and
transfer
from
may, Ad, or
Amendment
High Court of the aforesaid
inconsistent with the provisions it may deem fit.
Court to the other as
such cases from one
Causes.-The Acts
Courts
to of Small
of laws relating amended in the
28, Amendment Schedule shall be
specified in column ( 1) of the
and Ordinance in column (2) thereof.
and to the extent specified
manner
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SCHEDULE
(1) (2)
Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, In sub-section (3) of Section 15, the
l 887(1X OF 1887) Words State
M
Government" the words
MH igh Court" shall be su bsti luted.
The Raj asthan small Cause Courts In sub-section {3) of section 13, for
ordinance, 1950 (VII OF 1950) the Word "Government" ,
the words
MHigh Court" shall be substituted
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