THE BOMBAY CIVIL COURTS’ ACT, 1869

ACT NO. 14 OF 1869 · Enacted [19th March, 1869.] · 44 sections

Preliminary.

Section 1.Short title. Extent of Act.

Section 2.[Repealed.].

Districts and Sadr Stations.

Section 3.Alteration and creation of Districts.

Section 4.Position of Sadr station.

District Courts.

Section 5.District Judges.

Section 6.Situation of District Court.

Section 7.Original jurisdiction of District Judge.

Section 8.His appellate jurisdiction.

Section 9.Control and inspection of Courts.

Section 10.Writs and orders. Reports and returns.

Section 11.Seal of District Judge.

Joint Judges.

Section 12.Power to appoint Joint Judges.

Section 13.Enactments applying to District Judge to apply to Joint Judge. Joint Judge’s seal.

Assistant Judges.

Section 14.Power to appoint Assistant Judges.

Section 15.Situation of Assistant Judge’s Court.

Section 16.Original jurisdiction of Assistant Judge.

Section 17.Appellate jurisdiction of Assistant Judge.

Section 18.Continuance of Assistant Judge’s appellate jurisdiction.

Section 19.Power to invest Assistant Judge with powers of District Judge.

Section 20.Assistant Judge to use seal of District Judge.

Subordinate Judges.

Section 21.Number of Subordinate Civil Courts.

Section 22.Appointment of Subordinate Judges.

Section 22A.Power to fix local limits of Jurisdiction of Subordinate Judges.

Section 23.Situation of Subordinate Courts.

Section 24.Classes of Subordinate Judges.

Section 25.Special jurisdiction of Subordinate Judge of first class.

Section 26.Appeals from his decision.

Section 27.Appellate jurisdiction of Subordinate Judge of first class.

Section 28.Power to invest Subordinate Judges with small cause powers.

Section 29.Seal of Subordinate Judge.

Section 30.[Repealed.].

Section 31.[Repealed.].

Section 32.Reference of Government suits.

Removal or suspension.

Section 33.Commission of enquiry into alleged misconduct.

Section 34.Suspension of Subordinate Judges by High Court or District Judge.

Temporary vacancies.

Section 35.Temporary vacancy of office of District Judge.

Section 36.Delegation of powers of District Judge.

Section 37.Temporary vacancy of office of Subordinate Judge.

Ministerial Officers.

Section 38.Appointment, etc., of ministerial officers.

Section 39.Duties of ministerial officers.

Section 40.Power to appoint Clerks of the Courts.

Miscellaneous.

Section 41.Rules for keeping proceedings.

Section 42.Fees for process.

Section 43.Sittings of Courts.