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CPC 1908 § Order XLVI, Rule 6 — Power to refer to High Court questions as jurisdiction in small causes

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Statutory text (English)

(1) Where at
any time before judgment a Court in which a suit has been instituted doubts whether the suit is
cognizable by a Court of Small Causes or is not so cognizable, it may submit the record to the High
Court with a statement of its reasons for the doubt as to the nature of the suit.

(2) On receiving the record and statement, the High Court may order the Court either to proceed
with the suit or to return the plaint for presentation to such other Court as it may in its order declare to
be competent to take cognizance of the suit.

Source and verification

Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order XLVI, Rule 6 (REFERENCE): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 180, 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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