THE

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.

ACT No. XIV OF 1882.

PASSED BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA IN COUNCIL. Received the assent of the Governor-General on the 17th March, 1882.

An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature.

WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of the Courts. of Civil Judicature; It is hereby enacted

Preamble.

as follows:

Short title.

Commencement.

PRELIMINARY.

1. This Act may be cited as "The Code of Civil Procedure :"

and it shall come into force on the first day of June, 1882.

This section and section 3 extend to the whole of British India. The other sections extend to the whole of British India except the Schedul

Local extent.

ed Districts as defined in Act No. XIV of 1874.

British India. Apparently, any new province acquired would become, on its acquisition, part of British India-Ouseley vs. Plowden, Boulnois, 161-2.

O'K., CIV. P.

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The Code applies to suits in the Santhal Parganas above one thousand rupees in value-Dungaram vs. Rajkishore, I. L. R., 8 Cal., 133. See also the case of Ram Churn vs. Dhaturi, I. L. R., 18 Čal., 146.

(1) The Bhadrachalam Táluq. | (2) The Rákapilli Táluq. | (3) The Rampá Country

IV. IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.

The Laccadive Islands, including Minicoy.

PART II.

Scheduled Districts, Bombay.

I.-The Province of Sindh.

II.-The Panch Maháls.

III.-Aden.

IV. The Villages belonging to the following Mehwassi Chiefs :

(4) Walwi of Gaohalli.

(5) The Wassáwá of Chikhli.
(6) The Párví of Nawalpúr.

Scheduled Districts, Bengal.

I.-The Jalpáígori and Darjeeling Divisions.

II.-The Hill Tracts of Chittagong.

III.-The Santhal Parganas.

IV.-The Chutiá Nágpur Division.

V.-The Mahúls of Angál and Banki.

PART IV.

Scheduled Districts, North-Western Provinces.

I.-The Jhansi Division, comprising the Districts of Jhansi, Jalaun and Lalatpore.
II. The Province of Kumaon and Garhwál.

III.-The Terai Parganas, comprising Bázpúr Káshipúr, Jaspur, Rudarpúr, Gadar púr, Kilpúrí, Nanak-Matthá and Bilherí.

IV.-In the Mirzapur District :

(1) The Tappás of Agori Khás and South Kon in the Pargana of Agori.

(2) The Tappá of British Singrauli in the Pargana of Singrauli.

(3) The Tappás of Phulwá, Dudhi and Barhá in the Pargana of Bichipár.

(4) The portion lying to the south of the Kaimor Range.

V.-The Family Domains of the Mahárájá of Benares, comprising the following Parganas :

Bhadohi and Kheyra Mángror in the Mirzapúr District, Kaswá Rájá in the Benares District.

VI. The tract of country known as Jaunsar Báwar in the Dehra Dun District.