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The Civil Courts Act, 1887

( ACT NO. XII OF 1887 )

[ 11th March 1887 ]

Chapter III

ORDINARY JURISDICTION

1[Appeal from Joint District Judge, etc.]

21.2[(1) Save as aforesaid, an appeal from a decree or order of a Joint District Judge shall lie-

(a) to the District Judge where the value of the original suit in which or in any proceeding arising out of which the decree or order was made did not exceed 5 (five) crore Taka; and

(b) to the High Court Division in any other case.

(1A) No appeal or proceeding pending before the High Court Division shall be transferred to the District Judge only because of the enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of a District Judge by the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021.]

 
 

(2) Save as aforesaid, an appeal from a decree or order of a 3[Senior Assistant Judge or an Assistant Judge] shall lie to the District Judge.

 
 

(3) Where the function of receiving any appeals which lie to the District Judge under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) has been assigned to an 4[Additional District] Judge, the appeals may be preferred to the 5[Additional District] Judge.

 
 

(4) The High Court Division may, with the previous sanction of the Government, direct, by notification in the official Gazette, that appeals lying to the District Judge under sub-section (2) from all or any of the decrees or orders of any 6[Senior Assistant Judge or an Assistant Judge], shall be preferred to the Court of such 7[Joint District] Judge as may be mentioned in the notification, and the appeals shall thereupon be preferred accordingly.

  • 1
    The marginal heading was substituted, for the former marginal heading by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
  • 2
    Sub-section (1) and (1A) were substituted by section 3 of The Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act No. V of 2021).
  • 3
    The words “Senior Assistant Judge or an Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
  • 4
    The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
  • 5
    The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
  • 6
    The words “Senior Assistant Judge or an Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
  • 7
    The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 12 and 13 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
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