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11Part I · Suits in General Section 11 — Res judicata A matter once finally decided between the same parties by a competent court cannot be litigated again. Litigation must end somewhere — a thing adjudged. Finality of decisionsSame parties…

CPC, 1908 · Part I · Jurisdiction of the Courts Stay of suit — res sub judice Two courts must not try the same matter at once — the later trial waits. § 10 How to read Section 10 What it…

CPC, 1908 · Part I · Jurisdiction of the Courts Courts to try all civil suits unless barred The foundation stone of civil jurisdiction — every civil dispute may come to a civil court, unless a law shuts the door.…

§7 ↔ §8 § SECTION 7 ↔ § SECTION 8 · CPC 1908 Provincial vs Presidency Small Cause Courts Two sections, two directions: how the Code steps back from the small-claims courts — one by trimming, the other by switching…

CPC 1908/Preliminary · Ss.1–8/Section 8 §8 § SECTION 8 · CPC 1908 Presidency Small Cause Courts As a rule the Code does not apply to the Presidency Court of Small Causes — except a saved list of provisions. The bare…

CPC 1908/Preliminary · Ss.1–8/Section 7 §7 § SECTION 7 · CPC 1908 Provincial Small Cause Courts A list of CPC provisions that do not apply to a Provincial Court of Small Causes — a negative, exclusion rule. The bare Act…

CPC 1908/Preliminary · Ss.1–8/Section 6 §6 § SECTION 6 · CPC 1908 Pecuniary Jurisdiction The Code is procedural — it does not hand a court jurisdiction over a suit worth more than that court’s ordinary money limit. ₹ The bare…

CPC 1908/Preliminary · Ss.1–8/Section 5 §5 § SECTION 5 · CPC 1908 Application of the Code to Revenue Courts Two sub-sections, two tabs — 5(1) the State Government’s power to switch off or modify the Code for Revenue Courts, and…

CPC 1908/Preliminary · Ss.1–8/Section 4 §4 § SECTION 4 · CPC 1908 Savings The Code is the general law of civil procedure — but it steps aside for special and local laws unless it clearly says otherwise. Two sub-sections, two…