CPC 1908 § 18 — Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction, of Courts are

Statutory text (English)

uncertain.—

(1) Where it is alleged to be uncertain within the local limits of the jurisdiction of which
of two or more Courts any immoveable property is situate, any one of those Courts may, if satisfied
that there is ground for the alleged uncertainty, record a statement to that effect and thereupon proceed
to entertain and dispose of any suit relating to that property, and its decree in the suit shall have the
same effect as if the property were situate within the local limits of its Jurisdiction:

Provided that the suit is one with respect to which the Court is competent as regards the nature
and value of the suit to exercise Jurisdiction.

(2) Where a statement has not been recorded under subs-section

(1), and an objection is taken
before an appellate or revisional Court that a decree or order in a suit relating to such property was
made by a Court not having jurisdiction where the property is situate, the appellate or revisional Court
shall not allow the objection unless in its opinion there was, at the time of the institution of the suit, no
reasonable ground for uncertainty as to the Court having jurisdiction with respect thereto and there has
been a consequent failure of Justice.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.18: 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. 17, 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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