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(Civil) Courts Ordinance, 1962

Topic Serial #	Content	Case Law
	Preamble
0	Preamble
	CHAPTER I
	PRELIMINARY
1	Short title, extent and Commencement
2	Definitions
	CHAPTER II
	CIVIL COURTS
3	Classes of Courts
4	Civil Districts
5	District Judges
6	Additional District Judges
7	Original jurisdiction of District Judges in suits
8	Civil Judges	Case Law
9	Pecuniary limits of jurisdiction of Civil Judges	Case Law
10	Local Limits of jurisdiction	Case Law
11	Power to invest Civil Judges with Small Cause Courts jurisdiction	Case Law
12	Exercise by Civil Judges of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings
13	Places of sitting of Courts
14	Control of Courts Presiding Officers
15	Power to distribute business
16	Delegation of Powers by District Judges
	CHAPTER III
	JURISDICTION IN CIVIL APPEALS
17	Appeals from District Judges or Additional District Judges
18	Appeals from Civil Judges	Case Law
	CHAPTER IV
	SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
19	Continuance of powers of officers
20	Provisions regarding petition-writers
21	Temporary vacancy of office of District Judge	Case Law
22	Delegation of powers of the District Judge
23	Temporary vacancy of Civil Judges	Case Law
24	Civil Court having unlimited jurisdiction regarding value to try suits against the State and its servants in their official capacity	Case Law
25	List of holidays
26	Seal of the Court
27	Power to frame rules
28	Repeal and savings