The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act,1882

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The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act,1882

CONTENTS

Sections	Particulars


1	Short title Commencement
2	Repeal of enactments
3	Amendments of Acts
4	Small Cause Court and Registrar defined
5	Courts of Small Causes established
6	Court to be deemed under superintendence, etc., of High Court
7	Appointment of Judges
8	Rank and precedence of Judges
9	Procedure and practice of Small Cause Court
10	Chief Judge to distribute business of Court
11	Procedure in case of difference of opinion
12	Seal to be used
13	Appointment of Registrar and other officers
14	Registrar may be invested with powers of a Judge in suits not exceeding twenty rupees
15	Judge or other officer not to practise or trade
16	Questions arising in suits, etc., under Act to be decided according to law administered by High Court
17	Local limits of jurisdiction of Court
18	Suits in which Court has jurisdiction
18A	Plaintiff may abandon suit against defendant resident out of jurisdiction
19	Suits in which Court has no jurisdiction
19A	Return of plaint
20	Court may by consent try suits beyond pecuniary limits of jurisdiction
21	Suits by and against officers of Court
22	Costs when plaintiff sues in High Court in other cases cognizable by Small Cause Court
23	Portions of Civil Procedure Code extending to Court
24	No written statement except in cases of set off
25	Return of documents admitted in evidence
26	Compensation payable by plaintiff to defendant in certain cases
27	Decree-holder to accompany officer executing warrant
28	Things attached to immovable property and removable by tenant to be deemed movable in execution
29	Discharge of judgment-debtor on sufficient security
30	Court may in certain cases suspend execution of decree
31	Execution of decree of Small Cause Court by other Courts
32	Minors may sue in certain cases as if of full age
33	Power to delegate non-judicial duties
34	Registrar to hear and determine suits like a Judge
35	Registrar may execute all Decrees with the same powers as a Judge
36	Decrees and orders of Registrar to be subject to new trial as if made by a Judge
37	General finality of decrees and orders of Small Cause Court
38	New trial of contested cases
39	Removal of certain causes into High Court
40	Rules with respect to suits removed under the last foregoing section
41	Summons against person occupying property without leave
42	Service of summons
43	Order for possession
44	Such order to justify bailiff entering on property and giving possession Bar to proceedings against Judge or officer for issuing, etc., order or summons
45	Applicant, if entitled to possession, not to be deemed trespasser for any error in proceedings, Occupant may sue for compensation
46	Liability of applicant obtaining order when not entitled
47	Stay of proceedings on occupant giving security to bring suit against applicant
48	Proceedings to be regulated by Code of Civil Procedure
49	Recovery of possession no bar to suit to try title
50	Local extent of Chapter Saving of certain rents
51	Appointment of bailiffs and appraisers
52	Appointees to be public servants
53	Application for distress-warrant
54	Issue of distress-warrant
55	Time for distress
56	What places bailiff may force open
57	Property which may be seized
58	Impounding distress
59	Inventory Notice of intended appraisement and sale
60	Application to discharge or suspend warrant
61	Claim to goods distrained made by a stranger
62	Power to award compensation to debtor or claimant
63	Power to transfer to High Court cases involving more than one thousand rupees
64	Appraisement Notice of sale
65	Sale Application of proceeds
66	Costs of distresses
67	Account of costs and proceeds
68	Bar of distresses except under this Chapter
69	Reference when compulsory
70	Security to be furnished on such reference by party against whom contingent judgment given
71	Institution-fee
72	Fees for processes
73	Repayment of half fees on settlement before hearing
74	Fees and costs of poor persons
75	Power to vary fees
76	Expense of employing legal practitioners
77	Sections 3, 5 and 25 of Court-fees Act,1870, saved
78	Power to fine officers
79	Default of bailiff or other officer in execution of order or warrant
80	Extortion or default of officers
81	Court empowered to summon witnesses, etc
82	Enforcement of order
83-86	Section
87	Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
88	Appeal from orders under section 87
89	Persons by whom process may be served
90	Registers and returns
91	Court to furnish records, etc., called for by State Government or High Court
92	Holidays and vacations
93	Certain persons exempt from arrest by Court
94	No suit to lie upon decree of Court
95	Place of imprisonment
96	Tender in suit for anything done under Act
97	Limitation of prosecutions

Schedule
	Schedule 1
	Schedule 2
	Schedule 3
	Schedule 4

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