The Karnataka Small Cause Courts Act, 1964
The Karnataka Small Cause Courts Act, 1964
This Act provides for the establishment, administration, and jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes across the State of Karnataka. It applies to litigating parties, judicial officers, and civil courts within Karnataka seeking swift resolution of minor civil disputes. By conferring exclusive jurisdiction on these specialized courts over lower-value civil suits, such as small monetary claims and certain basic tenancy matters, while explicitly excluding complex land, family, and criminal-related disputes, the law ensures faster and simplified judicial procedures. This matters because it reduces the case burden on regular civil courts and provides citizens with a streamlined, cost-effective forum to settle everyday financial and legal disagreements efficiently.
Chapter I PRELIMINARY →
Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES →
Chapter III JURISDICTION OF COURTS OF SMALL CAUSES →
Chapter IV PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE →
- 10Application of the Code
- 11Trial of suits by Registrar
- 12Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar
- 13Passing of decrees by Registrar on admission
- 14Execution of decrees by Registrar
- 15Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer
- 16Return of plaint in suits involving question of title
- 17Appeals from certain orders of Court of Small Causes
- 18Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 19Finality of decrees or orders
Chapter V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS →
- 20Subordination of Courts of Small Causes
- 21Vacation
- 22Seal
- 23Abolition of Courts of Small Causes
- 24Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office
- 25Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small causes
- 26Application of Act and Code to Courts so invested as to two Courts
- 27Modification of Code as so applied
- 28Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts
- 29Repeal and savings
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