Chapter I PRELIMINARY

(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Civil Courts Act, 1964. (2) It extends to the whole of State of Karnataka except the City of Bangalore. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “appointed day” means the date notified under sub-section (3) of section 1; (aa) "City of Bangalore" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Bangalore City Civil Court Act, 1979; (b) “Civil Court” means a District Court, Court of a Senior Civil Judge or a Court of a Civil Judge; (c) “district” means a revenue district or such local area as may be notified by the State Government to be a district for the purposes of this Act; Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause Bangalore revenue district shall be exclusive of the City of Bangalore. (d) “High Court” means the High Court of the State of Karnataka; (e) “notification” means a notification published in the official Gazette; (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act.