Chapter I Chapter I

(1) This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 1958. (2) It extends to the whole of Madhya Pradesh. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "cadre of Higher Judicial Service" means the cadre of District Judges and shall include the District Judge, Additional Judge to the Court of District Judge and Additional District Judge; (b) "cadre of Lower Judicial Service" means the cadre of Civil Judges consisting of Civil Judge Class I and Civil Judge Class II; (c) "supernumerary cadre of Additional District Judges" means a cadre of Additional District Judges who have not been absorbed in the cadre of Higher Judicial Service; (d) "value" with reference to a suit or original proceedings means the amount or value of the subject matter of such suit or original proceedings.