Section 7Procedural

Provincial Small Cause Courts

Full Text

The following provisions shall not extend to Courts constituted under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (9 of 1887) or under the Berar Small Cause Courts Law, 1905, or to Courts exercising the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes under the said Act or Law, or to Courts in any part of India to which the said Act does not extend exercising a corresponding jurisdiction, that is to say,—

(a) so much of the body of the Code as relates to—

(i) suits excepted from the cognizance of a Court of Small Causes;

(ii) the execution of decrees in such suits;

(iii) the execution of decrees against immovable property; and

(b) the following sections, that is to say,—

section 9,

sections 91 and 92,

sections 94 and 95 so far as they authorize or relate to—

(i) orders for the attachment of immovable property,

(ii) injunctions,

(iii) the appointment of a receiver of immovable property, or

(iv) the interlocutory orders referred to in clause (e) of section 94, and

sections 96 to 112 and 115.

Plain English Summary

Section 7 specifies provisions of the CPC that do not extend to Provincial Small Cause Courts, notably barring them from executing decrees against immovable property, issuing injunctions, appointing receivers for immovable property, and entertaining regular appeals or revisions under the Code.

Key Legal Elements

Statutory Exclusions: Expressly disallows specified portions of the CPC from applying to Provincial Small Cause Courts.
Immovable Property Limitation: Disables Small Cause Courts from executing decrees against immovable property, ordering its attachment, or appointing a receiver over it.
No Injunction Powers: Prohibits issuance of temporary or interlocutory injunctions under Sections 94 and 95.
Bar on Regular Appeals & CPC Revisions: Regular appeals (Sections 96-112) and CPC revision (Section 115) are excluded; remedies lie under Section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act.

Practical Note

In practice before Small Cause Courts: (1) A Small Cause Court cannot execute its own decree against immovable property—the decree must be transmitted to a regular Civil Court under Section 39 for execution. (2) Small Cause Court judgments are non-appealable under the CPC (Sections 96–112 excluded); the sole remedy against an erroneous decree is a revision before the District Court/High Court under Section 25 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887.

हिंदी पाठ

निम्नलिखित उपबन्ध प्रान्तीय लघुवाद न्यायालय अधिनियम, 1887 (1887 का 9) के अधीन या बेरार लघुवाद न्यायालय विधि, 1905 के अधीन गठित न्यायालयों को, अथवा उक्त अधिनियम या विधि के अधीन लघुवाद न्यायालय की अधिकारिता का प्रयोग करने वाले न्यायालयों को, अथवा भारत के किसी ऐसे भाग में के न्यायालयों को जहां उक्त अधिनियम का विस्तार नहीं है और जो तत्समान अधिकारिता का प्रयोग करते हैं, लागू नहीं होंगे, अर्थात्:—

(क) संहिता के मुख्य भाग का उतना अंश जो निम्नलिखित से सम्बन्धित है—

(i) वे वाद जो लघुवाद न्यायालय के संज्ञान से अपवर्जित हैं;

(ii) ऐसे वादों में डिक्रियों का निष्पादन;

(iii) अचल सम्पत्ति के विरुद्ध डिक्रियों का निष्पादन; तथा

(ख) निम्नलिखित धाराएं, अर्थात्:—

धारा 9,

धारा 91 और 92,

धारा 94 और 95, जहां तक कि वे निम्नलिखित को प्राधिकृत करती हैं या उससे सम्बन्धित हैं—

(i) अचल सम्पत्ति की कुर्की के आदेश,

(ii) व्यादेश (इंजंक्शन),

(iii) अचल सम्पत्ति के रिसीवर की नियुक्ति, या

(iv) धारा 94 के खण्ड (ङ) में निर्दिष्ट अन्तर्वर्ती आदेश, तथा