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

Section 12. The Court of the Deputy Commissioner shall be deemed to be the principal Civil Court of original jur

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. The Court of the Deputy Commissioner shall be deemed to be the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in any district, and he may direct the business in the Courts of the first and second grades to be distributed among such Courts in such way as he shall think fit: Provided that no Court shall try any suit in which the amount or value of the claim shall exceed its proper jurisdiction.

Source: India Code