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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Civil Courts Act, 1964

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/62076

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Civil Courts Act, 1964 is Karnataka state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Karnataka Civil Courts Act, 1964
ChapterI - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent and Commencement
Section2 - Definitions
ChapterII - Establishment and Constitution of Civil Courts
Section3 - Class and Designation of Civilcourts
Section4 - Establishment of a District Court for a District
Section5 - Appointment of Additional District Judges
Section6 - Establishment of Courts of Civil Judges (Senior Division)
Section7 - Establishment of Courts of a Civil Judges (Junior Division)
Section8 - Number of Civil Judges (Senior Division)and Civil Judges (Junior Division)to the Court of a Civil Judges (Senior Division)or Civil Judge (Junior Division)
Section9 - Distribution of Work when More Than One Judge is Appointed to Acourt
Section10 - Locality Ofcourts
Section11 - Seal Ofcourts
Section12 - Existing Courts to Be Deemed to Be Courts Established Under Thisact
ChapterIII - Jurisdiction
Section13 - Local Limits Ofjurisdiction
Section14 - Jurisdiction of Districtcourt
Section15 - Control of Subordinate Courts by Districtcourt
Section16 - Jurisdiction of Civil Judge (Senior Division)
Section17 - Jurisdiction of Civil Judge (Junior Division)
Section18 - Appeals from District Courts
Section19 - Appeals from Civil Judge (Senior Division)
Section20 - Appeals from Civil Judge (Junior Division)
Section21 - Appellate Jurisdiction of the Judge of Court of Smallcauses
Section22 - Power to Invest the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division)and the Court of a Civil Judge (Junior Division) with Small Cause Powers
Section23 - Power to Invest Civil Judge (Senior Division) with Jurisdiction Under Certain Acts
Section23A - Investiture of Subordinate Courts with Jurisdiction of District Court Under the Indian Succession Act, 1925
Section24 - Judges Not to Try Suits in Which They Are Interested nor to Try Appeals from Decrees Passed by Them in Other Capacities
ChapterIV - Miscellaneous
Section25 - Temporary Charge of Office of District Judge
Section26 - Transfer of Proceedings on Vacation of Office by Civil Judge (Senior Division) or Civil Judge (Junior Division)
Section27 - Power of High Court to Makerules
Section28 - Vacation
Section29 - Repeal Andsavings
Section30 - Substitution of the Expression "civil Judge" and "munsiff" for Other Expressions in Certain Laws in Force
Section30A - Substitution of the Expression "civil Judge (Senior Division)", "civil Judge (Junior Division)", "court of Civil Judge (Senior Division)", "court of Civil Judge (Junior Division)" for the Expressions in Certain Laws in Force
Section30B - Construction of References to Civil Judge, Court of the Civil Judge, Munsiff and Munsiffs Court in Any Judgement and Decree Etc.
ScheduleI - Schedule

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