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THE KERALA CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1957

(President’s Act 1 of 1957

CONTENTS
 

Preamble:

Sections

PART I
Preliminary
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 1.  Short title, extent and commencement
 

PART II
Establishment and Constitution of Subordinate Civil Courts
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 2.  Classes of Subordinate Civil Courts
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 3. Establishment of District Courts
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 4. Appointment of Additional District Judges
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 5. Establishment of Subordinate Judge’s Courts and Munsiff’s Courts
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 6. Principal and Additional Subordinate judge and Munsiff
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 7. Court’s location
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 8. Seal of Court
 

PART III
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 9. Local Limits of jurisdiction of Subordinate Judge’s Courts
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 10. Local limits of jurisdiction of Munsiff’s Courts
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 11 Jurisdiction of District Court and Subordinate Judge’s Court in original suits
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 12 Appeals from decrees and orders of District Court or Subordinate Judge’s court
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 13. Appellate jurisdiction of District Court and Subordinate Judge’s Court
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 14. Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation
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 15. Judges not to try suits in which they are interested; nor to try appeals from decrees passed
         by them in other capacities
 

PART IV
Miscellaneous
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 16. Temporary discharge of duties of District Judge
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 17.District Judge to control Civil Courts of District
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 18.Investiture of District of Subordinate Judge or Munsiff with small cause jurisdiction
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 19. Adjournment of Civil Court
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20. Duties of ministerial officers
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 20B. Constitution and functions of Committees
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 20C. Rules to be laid before the legislative Assembly
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 21. Amendment of Acts XI of 1089 and XV of 1950
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 22. Repeal and savings