Save as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the jurisdiction of a District Judge or Subordinate Judge extends, subject to the provisions of section 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure1 (14 of 1882), to all original suits for the time being cognizable by Civil Courts.
STATE AMENDMENT
Assam
Amendment of section 18 and 39.-- In Section 18 of the Said Act, after the words "Code of Civil Procedure", the figures "1908" shall be inserted.
[Vide Assam Act 6 of 1935, s. 4]
Bihar
Amendment of Section 18 of Act XII of 1887. -- In Section 18 of the said Act, after the words "Code of Civil Procedure", the figures "1908" shall be inserted.
[Vide Bihar Act 12 of 1960, s. 3]
STATE AMENDMENT
Assam
Amendment of section 18 and 39.-- In Section 18 of the Said Act, after the words "Code of Civil Procedure", the figures "1908" shall be inserted.
[Vide Assam Act 6 of 1935, s. 4]
Bihar
Amendment of Section 18 of Act XII of 1887. -- In Section 18 of the said Act, after the words "Code of Civil Procedure", the figures "1908" shall be inserted.
[Vide Bihar Act 12 of 1960, s. 3]
Source footnotes
1. In Bengal and Assam, the figures "1908," have been ins. at this place by Bengal Act 19 of 1935 and Assam Act 6 of 1935, respectively. In Agra, Bihar and Orissa. also, the reference to the old enactment should be construed in the same way: see the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908), s. 158.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Repeal.Section 3 · Classes of Courts.Section 4 · Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs.Section 5 · [Repealed.] .Section 6 · Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges.Section 7 · [Repealed.] .Section 8 · Additional Judges.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 16 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.