Act Info:
Preamble 1 - SMALL CAUSE COURTS ACT, 1964
Chapter I Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section 3 - Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
Section 4 - Judge
Section 5 - Additional Judges
Section 6 - Registrar
Section 7 - Duties of ministerial officers
Chapter III Section 8 - Cognizance of suits by Courts of Small Causes
Section 9 - Exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes
Chapter IV Section 10 - Application of the Code
Section 11 - Trial of suits by Registar
Section 12 - Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar
Section 13 - Passing of decrees by Registrar on admission
Section 14 - Execution of decrees by Registrar
Section 15 - Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer
Section 16 - Return of plaint in suits involving question of title
Section 17 - Appeals from certain orders of Court of Small Causes
Section 18 - Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes
Section 19 - Finality of decrees or orders
Chapter v Section 20 - Subordination of Courts of Small Causes
Section 21 - Vacation
Section 22 - Seal
Section 23 - Abolition of Courts of Small Causes
Section 24 - Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office
Section 25 - Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small causes
Section 26 - Application of Act and Code to Courts so invested as to two Courts
Section 27 - Modification of Code as so applied
Section 28 - Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts
Section 29 - Repeal and savings
Schedule 1 - SCHEDULE