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CPC, 1908 · Part X · Rules (§§121–131) · final section

Section 131 — Publication of rules

The closing provision of Part X. Rules made under § 129 or § 130 — the High Courts’ own original-side and non-procedural rules — must be published in the Official Gazette, and from the date of publication (or a later specified date) they have the force of law. It is to §§ 129–130 what § 127 is to the First-Schedule rules.

§ 131

How to read Section 131

Which rules

Only rules made under § 129 or § 130 — a High Court’s own original-side procedure rules, and the other Courts’ non-procedural rules.

Where & when

They must be published in the Official Gazette, and take effect from the date of publication — or any later date the rule itself specifies.

The effect

On publication they have the force of law — publication is what turns the framed rule into a binding rule.

The bare Act

Section 131 · verbatim

Rules made in accordance with section 129 or section 130 shall be published in the [Official Gazette]1 and shall from the date of publication or from such other date as may be specified have the force of law.

1 Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for “Gazette of India or in the Local Official Gazette, as the case may be”. Strictly the substitution would read “Official Gazette or in the Official Gazette, as the case may be”, but the latter words have been omitted as being redundant.

In short: a § 129 / § 130 rule becomes law on its publication in the Official Gazette — or on a later date the rule names.

Key terms decoded

Rules under § 129 / § 130

The High Courts’ own rules — § 129 (original-side procedure) and § 130 (matters other than procedure). § 131 is their publication step.

Official Gazette

The Government’s official journal. Publication there is the formal act that makes the rule public and operative. (The 1937 wording replaced the older “Gazette of India / Local Official Gazette”.)

From the date of publication… or such other date

The default commencement is the publication date — but a rule may name a later date to take effect.

Force of law

Once published, the rule is binding — enforceable as law, not a mere draft. Publication is the trigger.

The picture — publication makes the rule law

§ 131 is the gateway from made to binding: the High Courts’ own rules acquire the force of law only on publication in the Official Gazette — the mirror of § 127 for the First-Schedule rules.

Part by part — the one sentence, limb by limb

which rules

Rules made in accordance with section 129 or section 130…

Only the High Courts’ own rules — § 129 (original-side procedure) and § 130 (other matters). Not the First-Schedule rules (those go through § 127).

where

…shall be published in the [Official Gazette]…

Publication in the Official Gazette is mandatory — the formal, public act that brings the rule into the open.

when

…and shall from the date of publication or from such other date as may be specified…

Effect runs from the date of publication by default — or from a later date the rule itself names.

effect

…have the force of law.

From that date the rule is binding and enforceable — publication is what converts it into law.

How it connects — § 127 and § 131, the two publication routes

Two streams of rules, two publication sections

Part X carries two kinds of rule — and each has its own publication provision.

§ 127 — First-Schedule rules

which rulesRules made / amended under § 122 / § 125 (the First Schedule Orders).

wherePublished in the Official Gazette.

effectSame force & effect as if in the First Schedule (§ 121).

§ 131 — High Courts’ own rules

which rulesRules made under § 129 / § 130 (original-side & non-procedural).

wherePublished in the Official Gazette.

effectHave the force of law from publication (or a later specified date).

Both routes end the same way — publication in the Official Gazette gives the rule its force. § 127 for the general First-Schedule rules; § 131 for the High Courts’ own.

⚖ Part X complete — §§ 121–131

The whole rule-making code, in two streams that both end at the Gazette.

First-Schedule stream§121 effect→§122 HC power→§123 Committee→§124 report→§125 other HCs→§126 approval→§127 PUBLISH·§128 matters

High Courts’ own stream§129 original-side·§130 other HCs→§131 PUBLISH→force of law

Connected provisions

Section 131 closes Part X. It is the publication step for the High Courts’ own rules (§§ 129–130) — the exact counterpart of § 127, which publishes the First-Schedule rules. Publication in the Official Gazette is what gives either kind of rule its force of law.

§ 132 →Part XI begins — exemption of certain women from appearance. (Next section.)

§ 130 ←The other HCs’ non-procedure rules — published here. (Previous section.)

§ 129The original-side procedure rules — published here.

§ 127The twin — publication of the First-Schedule rules.

⚖ Part X MapRules §§ 121–131 — complete.

Test yourself

1 Which rules does § 131 require to be published? — Rules made under § 129 or § 130 (the High Courts’ own original-side and non-procedural rules).

2 From what date does such a rule have the force of law? — From the date of publication in the Official Gazette — or from such other (later) date as may be specified.

3 How does § 131 relate to § 127? — They are twins: § 127 publishes the First-Schedule rules; § 131 publishes the High Courts’ own §§ 129–130 rules. Both gain force on Gazette publication.

Part X · Rules · Section 131 — Publication of rules. • End of Part X (§§ 121–131).