Code of Civil Procedure
CPC 1908 § Order L, Rule 1 — Provincial Small Cause Courts
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Statutory text (English)
The provisions hereinafter specified shall not extend to Courts constituted under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (IX of 1887), 1[* * * ] or to Courts exercising the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes 2[under the said Act], that is to say— (a) so much of this schedule as relates to— (i) suit excepted from the cognizance of a Court of Small Causes or the execution of decrees in such suits; (ii) the execution of decrees against immoveable property or the interest of a partner in partnership property; (iii) the settlement of issues; and (b) the following rules and orders,— Order II, rule 1 (frame of suit) ; Order X, rule 3 (record of examination of parties); Order XV, except so much of rule 4 as provides for the pronouncement at once of judgment ; Order XVIII, rules 5 to 12 (evidence); Order XLI to XLV (appeals); Order XLVII, rules 2,3,5,6,7 (review); Order LI.
Source and verification
Source citation: CPC (Act V of 1908) First Schedule, Order L, Rule 1 (PROVINCIAL SMALL CAUSE COURTS): Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 1908' (First Schedule, Orders I-LI, pp. 58-185), p. 184, 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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