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PART II · CHAPTER I THE SUBORDINATE CIVIL COURTS

Section 10: Original jurisdiction of Civil Courts

The Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976

How current this text is

Text as published by the Law Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh, with amendments up to H.P. Act No. 19 of 2022.

Save as otherwise provided by any other law for the time being in force, the Court of the District Judge shall have jurisdiction in all original civil suits, the value of which does not exceed 1[one crore] rupees.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.The words “two lakh rupees” substituted for the words “fifty thousand rupees” vide H.P. Act No. 16 of 1984, the words “two lakh” substituted by the words “five lakh” vide H.P. Act No. 1 of 1995, the words“five lakh” substituted by the words “ten lakh” vide H.P. Act No. 16 of 2001, the words “fifteen lakh” substituted for the words “ten lakh” vide H.P. Act No. 4 of 2009, the words “thirty lakh” substituted for the words “fifteen lakh” vide H.P. Act No. 9 of 2014 again the words “one crore” substituted for the words “thirty lakh” vide H.P. Act No. 19 of 2022.

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