PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, commencement and extent.

Here there are PDF of many important Bare Acts which you can download and save on your device for later/offline use. PDFs are clear and easy to download. THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908) 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 as follows:-PRELIMINARY 1.

Definitions 3. Subordination of Courts. Application of the Code of Revenue Courts.

Pecuniary Jurisdiction. Small Cause Courts. [Omitted] PART I SUITS IN GENERAL Jurisdiction of the Courts and Res Judicata 9. Courts to try all civil suits unless barred.

Stay of suit. Res Judicata 12.

Bar to further suit. When foreign judgment not conclusive. Presumption as to foreign judgments.

Place of Suing 15. Court in which suits to be instituted.

Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate. Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts. Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain.

Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables. Others suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises. Objections to jurisdiction. Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court.

To what Court application lies. General power of transfer and withdrawal. Appearance of parties on transfer of suit, etc. [Omitted] Institution of Suits 26. Institution of suits.

Summons and Discovery 27. Summons to defendants. [Omitted] 29. Service of foreign summonses. Power to order discovery and the like.

Summons to witness. Penalty for default. Judgment and Decree. Judgment and decree. Interest Costs 35.

Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defences. Cost for delay in making applications, etc., in respect of interlocutory matters. PART II EXECUTION General 36. Application to orders. Definition of Court which passed a decree.

Courts by which decrees may be executed 38. Court by which decree may be executed. Zhivoderka ubivaet krolika. Transfer of decree. [Omitted] 41.

Result of execution proceedings to be certified. Powers of Court in executing transferred decree. Execution of decrees passed by British Courts in places to which this Part does not extend or in foreign territory. [Omitted] 44A. Execution of decrees passed by Courts in the United Kingdom and other reciprocating territory. [Omitted] 46.