CPC 1908 § 5 — Application of the Code to the Revenue Courts

Statutory text (English)

(1) Where any Revenue Courts are
governed by the provisions of this Code in those matters of procedure upon which any special
enactment applicable to them is silent, the 1[Provincial Government] 2[* * *] may, by notification
in the 1[official Gazette], declare that any portions of those provisions which are not expressly made
applicable by this Code shall not apply to those Courts, or shall only apply to them with such
modifications as the 1[Provincial Government] 3[* * *] may prescribe.

(2) “Revenue Court” in subsection

(1) means a Court having jurisdiction under any local law
to entertain suits or other proceedings relating to the rent, revenue or profits of land used for
agricultural purposes, but does not include a Civil Court having original jurisdiction under this Code
to try such suits or proceedings as being suits or proceeding of a civil nature.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.5: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (Act No. V of 1908; portal status 'Under Review'; reflects amendments through the CPC (Amendment) Act, 2023 incl. inserted s.159), p. 14, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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