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The Oudh Civil Courts Act, 1871, 32 of 1871 (Rep., Act 22 of 1886)

40 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

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  3. 1Where, in any suit or proceeding, it is necessary for any Court under this Act to decide any questio
  4. 2No presiding officer of any Court having jurisdiction under this Act shall try any suit or appeal in
  5. 3The presiding officer of any Court under this Act may, for any misconduct, be suspended or removed by the Governor General in Council
  6. 5Every Court of the first and second grades may fine, in an amount not exceeding one month's salary,
  7. 6The Civil Judge of Lucknow, Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner, and Judicial Commissioner shall appoi
  8. 7The Civil Judge of Lucknow, Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner and Judicial Commissioner may remove o
  9. 8Any fine imposed under this chapter shall, if the order imposing it so directs, be recovered from the offender's salary. Recovery of fines
  10. 9Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to bar the general control of the Chief Commissioner over al
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  12. 10The Chief Commissioner shall, with the previous sanction of the Governor General in Council, fix, an
  13. 11The Courts mentioned in the first column of the subjoined table shall ordinarily have jurisdiction i
  14. 12The Court of the Deputy Commissioner shall be deemed to be the principal Civil Court of original jur
  15. 13The Commissioner may withdraw any suit instituted in any Court subordinate to him, and try such suit
  16. 14Section twelve of Act VIII of 1859 shall be read, as regards the trial of suits in Oudh, subject to the following modification, namely:
  17. 15(1.)—Appeals from the decrees and orders in original suits and proceedings of the Courts of the firs
  18. 16The Commissioner may withdraw any appeal instituted in the Court of any Deputy Commissioner subordin
  19. 17If the decision of a Deputy Commissioner or a Commissioner, passed in appeal, reverse or modify the
  20. 18If the Court of first appeal confirms the decision of the Court of first instance, such decision shall be final:
  21. 19The Judicial Commissioner, after hearing and considering the case so referred, shall send a copy of
  22. 20Costs, if any, consequent on the reference of the case to the Judicial Commissioner, shall be costs in the appeal out of which the reference arose
  23. 21The memorandum of appeal must, when the appeal lies to the Commissioner, be presented within
  24. 22Whenever the state of business in the Court of the Judicial Commissioner is such that he cannot disp
  25. 23When the Judicial Commissioner entertains any doubt as to the decision to be passed on any appeal un
  26. 24The High Court shall, with as little delay as possible, proceed to try the case referred as if it we
  27. 25The provisions of section twenty, as to the adjustment of costs, shall apply to cases referred under the last preceding section
  28. 26In any district in which a settlement of the land-revenue is in progress, the Chief Commissioner, wi
  29. 27If, before any officer so invested, a suit relating both to such land and other property be institut
  30. 28No suit relating to any tenure which shall be cognizable by the Court of any settlement officer unde
  31. 29When a mortgagee shall, under or by virtue of a mortgage executed before the said day, have obtained
  32. 30Nothing herein contained shall be taken to bar a suit for redemption in any case where, by the instr
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  34. 31Where, in any suit or proceeding, it is necessary for any Court under this Act to decide any questio
  35. 32No presiding officer of any Court having jurisdiction under this Act shall try any suit or appeal in
  36. 33The presiding officer of any Court under this Act may, for any misconduct, be suspended or removed by the Governor General in Council
  37. 35Every Court of the first and second grades may fine, in an amount not exceeding one month's salary,
  38. 36The Civil Judge of Lucknow, Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner, and Judicial Commissioner shall appoi
  39. 37The Civil Judge of Lucknow, Deputy Commissioner, Commissioner and Judicial Commissioner may remove o
  40. 38Any fine imposed under this chapter shall, if the order imposing it so directs, be recovered from the offender's salary. Recovery of fines
  41. 39Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to bar the general control of the Chief Commissioner over al
  42. 40Act No. XIX of 1868 shall be construed as if, for "Financial Commissioner" in sections eighty-four,
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