CPC 1908 § 70 — Rules of procedure

Statutory text (English)

(1) The 2[Provincial Government] may make rules consistent with
the aforesaid provisions—
(a) for the transmission of the decree from the Court to the Collector, and for
regulating the procedure of the Collector and his subordinates in executing the
same, and for retransmitting the decree from the Collector to the Court ;
(b) conferring upon the Collector or any gazatted subordinate of the Collector all or
any of the powers which the Court might exercise in the execution of the decree if
the execution thereof had not been transferred to the Collector ;
(c) providing for orders made by the Collector or any gazatted subordinate of the
Collector, or orders on appeal with respect to such orders, being subject to appeal
to, and revision by, superior revenue-authorities as nearly as may be a sthe orders
made by the Court, or orders made on appeal with respect to such orders, would be
subject to appeal to, and revision by, appellate or revisional Courts under this Code
or other law for the time being in force if the decree had not been transferred to the
Collector.

(2) Jurisdiction of Civil Courts barred. A power conferred by rules made under sub-section

(1)
upon the Collector or any gazatted subordinate of the Collector, or upon any appellate or revisional
authority, shall not be exercisable by the Court or by any Court in exercise of any appellate or revisional
jurisdiction which it has with respect to decrees or orders of the Court.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) s.70: 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. 35, 36, 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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