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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Section 1-46

Section 1

Short title, commencment and extent

Section 2

Definitions

Section 3

Subordination of Courts.

Section 4

Savings.

Section 5

Application of the Code to Revenue Courts.

Section 6

Pecuniary jurisdiction.

Section 7

Provincial Small Cause Courts.

Section 8

Presidency Small Cause Courts.

Section 9

Courts to try all civil suits unless barred.

Section 10

Stay of suit.

Section 11

Res judicata.

Section 12

Bar to further suit.

Section 13

When foreign judgment not conclusive.

Section 14

Presumption as to foreign judgments.

Section 15

Court in which suits to be instituted.

Section 16

Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate.

Section 17

Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts.

Section 18

Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain.

Section 19

Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables.

Section 20

Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises.

Section 21

Objections to jurisdiction.

Section 21-A

Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing.

Section 22

Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court.

Section 23

To what Court application lies.

Section 24

General power of transfer and withdrawal.

Section 25

Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc.

Section 26

Institution of suits.

Section 27

Summons to defendants.

Section 28

Service of summons where defendant resides in another State.

Section 29

Service of foreign summonses.

Section 30

Power to order discovery and the like.

Section 31

Summons to witness.

Section 32

Penalty for default

Section 33

Judgment and decree.

Section 34

Interest

Section 35

Costs.

Section 35-A

Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defenses.

Section 35-B

Costs for causing delay.

Section 36

Application to orders

Section 37

Definition of Court which passed a decree.

Section 38

Court by which decree may be executed.

Section 39

Transfer of decree.

Section 40

Transfer of decree to Court in another State.

Section 41

Result of execution proceedings to be certified.

Section 42

Powers of Court in executing transferred decree.

Section 43

Execution of decrees passed by Civil Courts in places to which this Code does not extend.

Section 44

Execution of decrees passed by Revenue Court in places to which this Code does not extend.

Section 44-A

Execution of decrees passed by Courts in reciprocating territory.

Section 45

Execution of decrees outside India.

Section 46

Precepts.

Section 3- Subordination of Courts.

For the purposes of this Code, the District Court is subordinate to the High Court, and every Civil Court of a grade inferior to that of a District Court and every Court of Small Causes is subordinate to the High Court and District Court.

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

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The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
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