07/10/2022 The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

( ACT NO. V OF 1908 )

[ 21st March, 1908 ]

♣An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Procedure of the
Courts of Civil Judicature.

WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the

procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature; It is hereby enacted as follows:-

PRELIMINARY

Short 1.(1) This Act may be cited as the Code of Civil Procedure,
title,
1908.
commencement
and (2) It shall come into force on the first day of January, 1909.
extent.
(3) It extends to the whole of Bangladesh.

Definitions 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject

or context,-

(1) "Code" includes rules:

(2) "decree" means the formal expression of an adjudication

which, so far as regards the Court expressing it, conclusively

determines the rights of the parties with regard to all or any of

the matters in controversy in the suit and may be either

preliminary or final. It shall be deemed to include the rejection

of a plaint and the determination of any question within 1[* * *]

section 144, but shall not include-

(a) any adjudication from which an appeal lies as an appeal

from an order, or

(b) any order of dismissal for default.

Explanation.-A decree is preliminary when further proceedings

have to be taken before the suit can be completely disposed of.

It is final when such adjudication completely disposes of the

suit. It may be partly preliminary and partly final:

(3) "decree-holder" means any person in whose favour a

decree has been passed or an order capable of execution has

been made:

(4) "district" means the local limits of the jurisdiction of a

principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction (hereinafter called a
"District Court"), and includes the local limits of the ordinary

original civil jurisdiction of the High Court Division:

(5) "foreign Court" means a Court situate beyond the limits of

Bangladesh which has no authority in Bangladesh and is not

established or continued by the Government:

(6) "foreign judgment" means the judgment of a foreign Court:

(7) "Government Pleader" includes any officer appointed by the

Government to perform all or any of the functions expressly
imposed by this Code on the Government Pleader and also

any pleader acting under the directions of the Government

Pleader:

(8) "Judge" means the presiding officer of a Civil Court:

(9) "Judgment" means the statement given by the Judge of the

grounds of a decree or order:

 (10) "Judgment-debtor" means any person against whom a
decree has been passed or an order capable of execution has

been made:

(11) "legal representative" means a person who in law

represents the estate of a deceased person, and includes any

person who intermeddles with the estate of the deceased and
where a party sues or is sued in a representative character the

person on whom the estate devolves on the death of the party

so suing or sued:

(12) "mesne profits" of property means those profits which the

person in wrongful possession of such property actually
received or might with ordinary diligence have received

therefrom, together with interest on such profits but shall not

include profits due to improvements made by the person in
wrongful possession:

(13) "movable property" includes growing crops:

(14) "order" means the formal expression of any decision of a

Civil Court which is not a decree:

(15) "pleader" means any person entitled to appear and plead

for another in Court 2[* * *]:

(16) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules:

(17) "public officer" means a person falling under any of the

following descriptions, namely:-

(a) every Judge;

(b) every member of the Civil Service of 3[The Republic];

(c) every commissioned or gazetted officer in the military, naval

or air forces of Bangladesh while in the service of the
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[Republic];

(d) every officer of a Court of Justice whose duty it is, as such

officer, to investigate or report on any matter of law or fact, or to

make, authenticate or keep any document, or to take charge or
dispose of any property, or to execute any judicial process, or
to administer any oath, or to interpret, or to preserve order, in
the Court, and every person especially authorised by a Court of
Justice to perform any of such duties;

(e) every person who holds any office by virtue of which he is

empowered to place or keep any person in confinement;

(f) every officer of the Government whose duty it is, as such

officer, to prevent offences, to give information of offences, to
bring offenders to justice, or to protect the public health, safety

or convenience;

(g) every officer whose duty it is, as such officer, to take,

receive, keep or expend any property on behalf of the
Government, or to make any survey, assessment or contract on
behalf of the Government, or to execute any revenue-process,
or to investigate, or to report on, any matter affecting the
pecuniary interest of the Government, or to make, authenticate
or keep any document relating to the pecuniary interests of the

Government, or to prevent the infraction of any law for the

protection of the pecuniary interests of the Government; and

(h) every officer in the service or pay of the 5[Republic], or

remunerated by fees or commission for the performance of any
public duty:

(18) "rules" means rules and forms contained in the First

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 Schedule or made under section 122 or section 125:

(19) "share in a corporation" shall be deemed to include stock,

debenture stock, debentures or bonds: and

(20) "signed", save in the case of a judgment or decree,

includes stamped.

Subordination3. For the purposes of this Code, the District Court is

of
Courts. subordinate to the High Court Division, and every Civil Court of
a grade inferior to that of a District Court and every Court of
Small Causes is subordinate to the High Court Division and
District Court.

Savings 4.(1) In the absence of any specific provision to the contrary,

nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect

any special 6[* * *] law now in force or any special jurisdiction or

power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed,
by or under any other law for the time being in force.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the

proposition contained in sub-section (1), nothing in this Code
shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any remedy which a
land-holder or landlord may have under any law for the time
being in force for the recovery of rent of agricultural land from

the produce of such land.

Application 5.(1) Where any Revenue Courts are governed by the

of the
Code of provisions of this Code in those matters of procedure upon
Revenue which any special enactment applicable to them is silent, the
Courts.
Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare
that any portions of those provisions which are not expressly
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 made applicable by this Code shall not apply to those Courts,
or shall only apply to them with such notifications as the
Government may prescribe.

(2) "Revenue Court" in sub-section (1) means a Court having

jurisdiction under any 7[* * *] law to entertain suits or other
proceedings relating to the rent, revenue or profits of land used

for agricultural purposes, but does not include a Civil Court

having original jurisdiction under this Code to try such suits or
proceedings as being suits or proceedings of a civil nature.

Pecuniary 6. Save in so far as is otherwise expressly provided, nothing

Jurisdiction.
herein contained shall operate to give any Court jurisdiction
over suits the amount or value of the subject-matter of which
exceeds the pecuniary limits (if any) of its ordinary jurisdiction.

Small 7. The following provisions shall not extend to Courts

Cause
Courts. constituted under the 8[* * *] Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, or

to Courts exercising the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes

under the said Act, 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 authorise or relate to-

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 (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.

[Omitted] 8. [Omitted by the Adaptation of Central Acts and Ordinance

Order, 1949].

PART I
SUITS IN GENERAL

Jurisdiction of the Courts and Res Judicata

Courts to 9. The Courts shall (subject to the provisions herein contained)

try all
civil suits have jurisdiction to try all suits of a civil nature excepting suits
unless of which their cognizance is either expressly or impliedly
barred.
barred.

Explanation.-A suit in which the right to property or to an office

is contested is a suit of a civil nature, notwithstanding that such
right may depend entirely on the decision of questions as to
religious rites or ceremonies.

Stay of 10. No Court shall proceed with the trial of any suit in which the
suit.
matter in issue is also directly and substantially in issue in a
previously instituted suit between the same parties, or between
parties under whom they or any of them claim litigating under
the same title where such suit is pending in the same or any
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 other Court in Bangladesh having jurisdiction to grant the relief
claimed, or in any Court beyond the limits of Bangladesh
established or continued by the Government and having like
jurisdiction, or before the Supreme Court.

Explanation.-The pendency of a suit in a foreign Court does not

preclude the Court in Bangladesh from trying a suit founded on
the same cause of action.

Res 11. No Court shall try any suit or issue in which the matter
Judicata
directly and substantially in issue has been directly and
substantially in issue in a former suit between the same parties,
or between parties under whom they or any of them claim,
litigating under the same title, in a court competent to try such
subsequent suit or the suit in which such issue has been
subsequently raised, and has been heard and finally decided
by such Court.

Explanation I.-The expression "former suit" shall denote a suit

which has been decided prior to the suit in question whether or
not it was instituted prior thereto.

Explanation II.-For the purposes of this section, the

competence of a Court shall be determined irrespective of any
provisions as to a right of appeal from the decision of such
Court.

Explanation III.-The matter above referred to must in the former

suit have been alleged by one party and either denied or
admitted, expressly or impliedly, by the other.

Explanation IV.-Any matter which might and ought to have

been made ground of defence or attack in such former suit
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 shall be deemed to have been a matter directly and
substantially in issue in such suit.

Explanation V.-Any relief claimed in the plaint, which is not

expressly granted by the decree, shall, for the purposes of this

section, be deemed to have been refused.

Explanation VI.-Where persons litigate bona fide in respect of a

public right or of a private right claimed in common for

themselves and others, all persons interested in such right
shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to claim
under the persons so litigating.

Bar to 12. Where a plantiff is precluded by rules from instituting a

further
suit. further suit in respect of any particular cause of action, he shall
not be entitled to institute a suit in respect of such cause of
action in any Court to which this Code applies.

When 13. A foreign judgment shall be conclusive as to any matter

foreign
judgment thereby directly adjudicated upon between the same parties or
not between parties under whom they or any of them claim
conclusive.
litigating under the same title except-

(a) where it has not been pronounced by a Court of competent

jurisdiction;

(b) where it has not been given on the merits of the case;

(c) where it appears on the face of the proceedings to be

founded on an incorrect view of international law or a refusal to
recognise the law of Bangladesh in cases in which such law is
applicable;

(d) where the proceedings in which the judgment was obtained

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 are opposed to natural justice;

(e) where it has been obtained by fraud;

(f) where it sustains a claim founded on a breach of any law in

force in Bangladesh.

Presumption 14. The Court shall presume, upon the production of any
as to
foreign document purporting to be a certified copy of a foreign
judgments. judgment, that such judgment was pronounced by a Court of

competent jurisdiction, unless the contrary appears on the

record; but such presumption may be displaced by proving
want of jurisdiction.

Place of Suing

Court in 15. Every suit shall be instituted in the Court of the lowest
which
suits to grade competent to try it.
be
instituted.

Suits to 16. Subject to the pecuniary or other limitations prescribed by

be
instituted any law, suits-
where (a) for the recovery of immovable property with or without rent
subject-
matter or profits,
situate.
(b) for the partition of immovable property,

(c) for foreclosure, sale or redemption in the case of a

mortgage of or charge upon immovable property,

(d) for the determination of any other right to or interest in

immovable property,

(e) for compensation for wrong to immovable property,

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 (f) for the recovery of movable property actually under distraint

or attachment,

shall be instituted in the Court within the local limits of whose

jurisdiction the property is situate, or, in the case of suits

referred to in clause (c), at the place where the cause of action
has wholly or partly arisen:

Provided that a suit to obtain relief respecting, or compensation

for wrong to, immovable property held by or on behalf of the
defendant may, where the relief sought can be entirely obtained
through his personal obedience, be instituted either in the
Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the property is
situate, or, in the case of suits referred to in clause (c), at the
place where the cause of action has wholly or partly arisen, or
in the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the
defendant actually and voluntarily resides, or carries on
business, or personally works for gain.

Explanation.-In this section "property' means property situate in

Bangladesh.

Suits for 17. Where a suit is to obtain relief respecting, or compensation

immovable
property for wrong to, immovable property situate within the jurisdiction
situate of different Courts, the suit may be instituted in any Court within
within
the local limits of whose jurisdiction any portion of the property
jurisdiction
of is situate:
different
Courts. Provided that, in respect of the value of the subject-matter of
the suit, the entire claim is cognizable by such Court

Place of 18.(1) Where it is alleged to be uncertain within the local limits

institution
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 of suit of the jurisdiction of which of two or more Courts any
where
local immovable property is situate, any one of those Courts may, if
limits of satisfied that there is ground for the alleged uncertainly, record
jurisdiction
a statement to that effect and thereupon proceed to entertain
of Courts
are and dispose of any suit relating to that property, and its decree
uncertain.
in the suit shall have the same effect as if the property were
situate within the local limits of its jurisdiction:

Provided that the suit is one with respect to which the Court is
competent as regards the nature and value of the suit to

exercise jurisdiction.

(2) Where a statement has not been recorded under sub-

section (1), and an objection is taken before an appellate or

revisional Court that a decree or order in a suit relating to such

property was made by a Court not having jurisdiction where the

property is situate, the appellate or revisional Court shall not

allow the objection unless in its opinion there was, at the time

of the institution of the suit, no reasonable ground for

uncertainly as to the Court having jurisdiction with respect

thereto and there has been a consequent failure of justice.

Suits for 19. Where a suit is for compensation for wrong done to the
compensation
for person or to movable property, if the wrong was done within the
wrongs local limits of the jurisdiction of one Court and the defendant
to person
resides, or carries on business, or personally works for gain,
or
movables. within the local limits of the jurisdiction of another Court, the

suit may be instituted at the option of the plantiff in either of the

said Courts.

Illustrations
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 (a) A, residing in 9[Chittagong] beats B in Dhaka.

B may sue A either in Dhaka or in 10[Chittagong].

(b) A, residing in 11
[Chittagong] publishes in Dhaka statements
defamatory of B. B may sue A either in Dhaka, or in
12
[Chittagong].

Others 20. Subject to the limitations aforesaid, every suit shall be

suits to
be instituted in a Court within the local limits of whose
instituted jurisdiction.
where
defendants (a) the defendant, or each of the defendants where there are
reside or more than one, at the time of the commencement of the suit,
cause of
action actually or voluntarily resides, or carries on business, or
arises. personally works for gain; or

(b) any of the defendants, where there are more than one, at
the time of the commencement of the suit, actually or

voluntarily resides, or carries on business, or personally works

for gain, provided that in such case either the leave of the

Court is given, or the defendants who do not reside, or carry on

business, or personally work for gain, as aforesaid, acquiesce

in such institution; or

(c) the cause of action, wholly or in part, arises.

Explanation I.-Where a person has a permanent dwelling at

one place and also a temporary residence at another place, he

shall be deemed to reside at both places in respect of any

cause of action arising at the place where he has such

temporary residence.

Explanation II.-A Corporation shall be deemed to carry on

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 business at its sole or principal office in Bangladesh or, in
respect of any cause of action arising at any place where it has

also a subordinate office, at such place.

Illustrations

(a) A is a tradesman in Dhaka. B carries on business in

13 [Chittagong]. B, by his agent in Dhaka, buys goods of A and

requests A to deliver them to the 14

[Bangladesh Biman]. A
delivers the goods accordingly in Dhaka. A may sue B for the

price of the goods either in Dhaka, where the cause of action

has arisen, or in 15[Chittagong], where B carries on business.

(b) A resides at 16
[Cox's Bazar], B at Dhaka and C at
17 [Chittagong]. A, B and C being together at 18[Khulna], B and C

make a joint promissiory note payable on demand, and deliver

it to A. A may sue B and C 19

[at Khulna], where the cause of
action arose. He may also sue them at Dhaka, where B

resides, or at 20
[Chittagong], where C resides; but in each of
these cases, if the non-resident defendant objects, the suit

cannot proceed without the leave of the Court.

Objections 21. No objection as to the place of suing shall be allowed by

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jurisdiction. any appellate or revisional Court unless such objection was
taken in the Court of first instance at the earliest possible
opportunity and in all cases where issues are settled at or

before such settlement, and unless there has been a

consequent failure of justice.

Power to 22. Where a suit may be instituted in any one of two or 22.
transfer
suits Where a suit may be instituted in any one of two or more
which
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 may be Courts and is instituted in one of such Courts, any defendant,
instituted
in more after notice to the other parties, may, at the earliest possible
than one opportunity and in all cases where issues are settled at or
Court.
before such settlement, apply to have the suit transferred to

another Court, and the Court to which such application is

made, after considering the objections of the other parties (if

any), shall determine in which of the several Courts having

jurisdiction the suit shall proceed.

To what 23.(1) Where the several Courts having jurisdiction are

Court
application subordinate to the same Appellate Court, an application under
lies. section 22 shall be made to the Appellate Court.

(2) Where such Courts are subordinate to different Appellate

Courts 21[* * *], the application shall be made to the 22[* * *] High
Court Division.

(3) [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh

Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of

1973).]

General 24.(1) On the application of any of the parties and after notice
power of
transfer to the parties and after hearing such of them as desire to be
and heard, or of its own motion without such notice, the High Court
withdrawal.
Division or the District Court may at any stage-

(a) transfer any suit, appeal or other proceeding pending before

it for trial or disposal to any Court subordinate to it and

competent to try or dispose of the same, or

(b) withdraw any suit, appeal or other proceeding pending in

any Court subordinate to it, and
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 (i) try or dispose of the same; or

(ii) transfer the same for trial or disposal to any Court

subordinate to it and competent to try or dispose of the same;

or

(iii) retransfer the same for trial or disposal to the Court from

which it was withdrawn.

(2) Where any suit or proceeding has been transferred or

withdrawn under sub-section (1), the Court which thereafter

tries such suit may, subject to any special directions in the case

of any order of transfer, either retry it or proceed from the point

at which it was transferred or withdrawn.

(3) For the purposes of this section, Courts of Additional and

Assistant Judges shall be deemed to be subordinate to the

District Court.

(4) The Court trying any suit transferred or withdrawn under this

section from a Court of Small Causes shall, for the purposes of

such suit, be deemed to be a Court of Small Causes.

Appearance 23[24A.(1) Where any suit is transferred under section 22, or

of parties
on any suit, appeal or other proceeding is transferred or withdrawn
transfer under sub-section (1) of section 24 on the application of a
of suit,
party, the Court ordering the transfer or withdrawal shall fix a
etc.
date for the appearance of the parties before itself, if the suit,
appeal or other proceeding is to be tried or disposed of by

itself, or before the Court to which the case is so transferred.

(2) Where any suit, appeal or other proceeding is transferred

from one Court to another, otherwise than on the application of

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 a party, the parties thereto shall appear before the Court from

which the suit, appeal or other proceedings is to be transferred,

on the day already fixed for their appearance before that Court,

and such Court shall then communicate the order of transfer to

such parties and direct them to appear before the Court to

which the suit, appeal or other proceeding is to be transferred,

either on the same day, or on such earliest day as may be

reasonable having regard to the distance at which the other

Court is located.]

[Omitted] 25. [Omitted by the Schedule of the Central Laws (Statute

Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. XXI of 1960).]

Institution of Suits

Institution 26. Every suit shall be instituted by the presentation of a plaint

of suits.
or in such other manner as may be prescribed

Summons and Discovery

Summons 27. Where a suit has been duly instituted, a summons may be
to
defendants. issued to the defendant to appear and answer the claim and
may be served in manner prescribed.

[Omitted] 28. [Omitted by the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And

Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973), section 3 and 2nd
Schedule.]

Service 29. Summonses and other processes issued by any Civil or

of foreign
summonses. Revenue Court situate outside Bangladesh may be sent to the
Courts in Bangladesh and served as if they were summonses
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Provided that the 24 [Government] has by notification in the

official Gazette declared the provisions of this section to apply

to such Courts.

Power to 30. Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be

order
discovery prescribed, the Court may, at any time, either of its own motion
and the or on the application of any party,-
like.
(a) make such orders as may be necessary or reasonable in all

matters relating to the delivery and answering of

interrogatories, the admission of documents and facts, and the

discovery, inspection, production, impounding and return of

documents or other material objects producible as evidence;

(b) issue summonses to persons whose attendance is required

either to give evidence or to produce documents or such other

objects as aforesaid;

(c) order any fact to be proved by affidavit.

Summons 31. The provisions in sections 27, 28 and 29 shall apply to

to
witness. summonses to give evidence or to produce documents or other

material objects.

Penalty 32. The Court may compel the attendance of any person to
for
default. whom a summons has been issued under section 30 and for
that purpose may-

(a) issue a warrant for his arrest;

(b) attach and sell his property;

(c) impose a fine upon him not exceeding five hundred Taka;
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 (d) order him to furnish security for his appearance and in
default commit him to the civil prison.

Judgment and Decree.

Judgment 33. The Court, after the case has been heard, shall pronounce
and
decree. judgment, and on such judgment a decree shall follow.

Interest

Interest 34.(1) Where and in so far as a decree is for the payment of

money, the Court may, in the decree, order interest at such rate

as the Court deems reasonable to be paid on the principal sum

adjudged, from the date of the suit to the date of the decree, in

addition to any interest adjudged on such principal sum for any

period prior to the institution of the suit, with further interest at

such rate as the Court deems reasonable on the aggregate

sum so adjudged, from the date of the decree to the date of

payment, or to such earlier date as the Court thinks fit.

2) Where such a decree is silent with respect to the payment of

further interest on such aggregate sum as aforesaid from the

date of the decree to the date of payment or other earlier date,

the Court shall be deemed to have refused such interest, and a

separate suit therefor shall not lie.

Costs

Costs 35.(1) Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be

prescribed, and to the provisions of any law for the time being
in force, the costs of and incident to all suits shall be in the
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 discretion of the Court, and the Court shall have full power to
determine by whom or out of what property and to what extent

such costs are to be paid, and to give all necessary directions

for the purposes aforesaid. The fact that the Court has no

jurisdiction to try the suit shall be no bar to the exercise of such

powers.

(2) Where the Court directs that any costs shall not follow the
event, the Court shall state its reasons in writing.

(3) The Court may give interest on costs at any rate not
exceeding six per cent. per annum, and such interest shall be

added to the costs and shall be recoverable as such.

Compensatory25[35A.(1) If in any suit or other proceeding, including an

costs in
respect execution proceeding, not being an appeal, any party objects to
of false the claim or defence on the ground that the claim or defence,
or
or any part of it, is false or vexatious, and if, thereafter, such
vexatious
claims or claim or defence is disallowed, in whole or in part, the Court
defences.
shall, after recording its reasons for holding such claim or
defence to be false or vexatious, make an order for the

payment to the objector, such cost by way of compensation

which may, without exceeding the limit of the Court's pecuniary

jurisdiction, extend upto twenty thousand taka.

(2) No person against whom an order has been made under

this section shall, by reason thereof, be exempted from any

criminal liability in respect of any claim or defence made by

him.

(3) The amount of any cost awarded under this section in

respect of a false or vexatious claim or defence shall be taken

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 into account in any subsequent suit for damages or

compensation in respect of such claim or defence.]

Cost for 26 [35B.(1) If at any stage of a suit or proceeding, an application

delay in
making or written objection is not filed within the time fixed by the
applications, Court, such application or written objection, as the case may
etc., in
be, shall not be admitted for hearing without payment by that
respect
of party of such cost to the other party not exceeding two
interlocutory
thousand taka.
matters.
(2) If after filing of written statement, any party to the suit

makes an application in respect of any matter which, in the

opinion of the Court, could and ought to have been made

earlier, and is likely to delay the main proceeding of the suit,

the Court may admit, but shall not hear and dispose of the

application, without payment by that party of such cost to the

other party not exceeding three thousand taka, as it shall

determine and direct, and upon failure to pay the cost, the

application shall stand rejected.]

PART II
EXECUTION

General

Application 36. The provisions of this Code relating to the execution of

to orders.
decrees shall, so far as they are applicable, be deemed to
apply to the execution of orders.

Definition 37. The expression "Court which passed a decree," or words to

of Court
which that effect, shall, in relation to the execution of decrees, unless
passed a
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 decree. there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, be

deemed to include,-

(a) where the decree to be executed has been passed in the

exercise of appellate jurisdiction, the Court of first instance, and

(b) where the Court of first instance has ceased to exist or to

have jurisdiction to execute it, the Court which, if the suit

wherein the decree was passed was instituted at the time of

making the application for the execution of the decree, would

have jurisdiction to try such suit.

Courts by which decrees may be executed

Court by 38. A decree may be executed either by the Court which

which
decree passed it, or by the Court to which it is sent for execution.
may be
executed.

Transfer 39.(1) The Court which passed a decree may, on the

of
decree. application of the decree-holder, send it for execution to
another Court,-

(a) if the person against whom the decree is passed actually

and voluntarily resides or carries on business, or personally

works for gain, within the local limits of the jurisdiction of such
other Court, or

(b) if such person has not property within the local limits of the
jurisdiction of the Court which passed the decree sufficient to

satisfy such decree and has property within the local limits of
the jurisdiction of such other Court, or

(c) if the decree directs the sale or delivery of immovable

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 property situate outside the local limits of the jurisdiction of the

Court which passed it, or

(d) if the Court which passed the decree considers for any

other reason, which it shall record in writing, that the decree

should be executed by such other Court.

(2) The Court which passed a decree may of its own motion
send it for execution to any subordinate Court of competent

jurisdiction.

[Omitted] 40. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh

Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of

1973).]

Result of 41. The Court to which a decree is sent for execution shall
execution
proceedings certify to the Court which passed it the fact of such execution,
to be or where the former Court fails to execute the same the
certified.
circumstances attending such failure.

Powers 42.(1) The Court executing a decree sent to it shall have the
of Court
in same powers in executing such decree as if it had been
executing passed by itself. All persons disobeying or obstructing the
transferred
execution of the decree shall be punishable by such Court in
decree.
the same manner as if it had passed the decree. And its order

in executing such decree shall be subject to the same rules in

respect of appeal as if the decree had been passed by itself.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing

provision, the Court executing a decree sent to it shall have the

following powers, namely:-

(a) power under section 39 to transfer the decree to another

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 Court, if necessary;

(b) power under sub-section (1) of section 50 to permit

execution to proceed against the legal representatives of a

deceased judgment-debtor;

(c) power under section 152 to correct clerical or arithmetical

errors;

(d) power under rule 16 of Order XXI to recognise the

assignment of a decree;

(e) power under sub-rule (2) of rule 50 of Order XXI to grant

leave to a decree-holder to proceed against a person not

already recognised as a partner in a firm in an execution

proceeding against the firm;

(f) power under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 53 of Order

XXI to give notice of attachment of decree passed by another

Court.

Execution 43. Any decree passed by a Civil Court established in any area
of
decrees in Bangladesh to which the provisions relating to execution do
passed not extend, 27 [* * *] may, if it cannot be executed within the
by British
jurisdiction of the Court by which it was passed, be executed in
Courts in
places to manner herein provided within the jurisdiction of any Court in
which
Bangladesh.
this Part
does not
extend or
in foreign
territory.

[Omitted] 44. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh

Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of

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 1973).]

Execution 28[44A.(1) Where a certified copy of a decree of any of the

of
decrees superior Courts of 29[* * *] any reciprocating territory has been
passed filed in a District Court, the decree may be executed in
by Courts
Bangladesh as if it had been passed by the District Court.
in the
United (2) Together with the certified copy of the decree shall be filed a
Kingdom
and other certificate from such superior Court stating the extent, if any, to
reciprocating which the decree has been satisfied or adjusted and such
territory.
certificate shall, for the purposes of proceedings under this

section, be conclusive proof of the extent of such satisfaction or

adjustment.

(3) The provisions of section 47 shall as from the filing of the

certified copy of the decree apply to the proceedings of a

District Court executing a decree under this section, and the

District Court shall refuse execution of any such decree, if it is

shown to the satisfaction of the Court that the decree falls

within any of the exceptions specified in clauses (a) to (f) of

section 13.]
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Explanation 2.- "Reciprocating territory" means 31 [any] country

or territory as the Government may, from time to time, by

notification in the official Gazette, declare to be reciprocating

territory for the purposes of this section; and "Superior Courts",

with reference to any such territory, means such Courts as may

be specified in the said notification.

Explanation 3.- "Decree", with reference to a superior Court,

means any decree or judgment of such Court under which a
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 sum of money is payable, not being a sum payable in respect

of taxes or other charges of a like nature or in respect of a fine

or other penalty, and

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(b) in no case includes an arbitration award, even if such award

is enforceable as a decree or judgment.]

[Omitted] 45. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh

Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of

1973).]

Precepts 46.(1) Upon the application of the decree-holder the Court

which passed the decree may, whenever it thinks fit, issue a

precept to any other Court which would be competent to

execute such decree to attach any property belonging to the

judgment-debtor and specified in the precept.

(2) The Court to which a precept is sent shall proceed to attach

the property in the manner prescribed in regard to the

attachment of property in execution of a decree:

Provided that no attachment under a precept shall continue for

more than two months unless the period of attachment is

extended by an order of the Court which passed the decree or

unless before the determination of such attachment the decree

has been transferred to the Court by which the attachment has

been made and the decree-holder has applied for an order for
the sale of such property.

[Omitted] 47. [Omitted by section 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure

(Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XLVIII of

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Limit of Time for Execution

Execution 48.(1) Where an application to execute a decree not being a

barred in
certain decree granting an injunction has been made, no order for the
cases. execution of the same decree shall be made upon any fresh

application presented after the expiration of twelve years from

(a) the date of the decree sought to be executed, or,

(b) where the decree or any subsequent order directs any

payment of money or the delivery of any property to be made

at a certain date or at recurring periods, the date of the default

in making the payment or delivery in respect of which the

applicant seeks to execute the decree.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed

(a) to preclude the Court from ordering the execution of a

decree upon an application presented after the expiration of the

said term of twelve years, where the judgment-debtor has, by

fraud or force, prevented the execution of the decree at some

time within twelve years immediately before the date of the

application; or

(b) to limit or otherwise affect the operation of article 183 of the

First Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1908.

Transferees and Legal Representatives

Transferee 49. Every transferee of a decree shall hold the same subject to

the equities (if any) which the judgment-debtor might have

enforced against the original decree-holder.
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 Legal 50.(1) Where a judgment-debtor dies before the decree has
representative
been fully satisfied, the holder of the decree may apply to the
Court which passed it to execute the same against the legal

representative of the deceased.

(2) Where the decree is executed against such legal

representative, he shall be liable only to the extent of the

property of the deceased which has come to his hands and has
not been duly disposed of; and, for the purpose of ascertaining

such liability, the Court executing the decree may, of its own

motion or on the application of the decree-holder, compel such

legal representative to produce such accounts as it thinks fit.

Procedure in Execution

Powers 51. Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be

of Court
to prescribed, the Court may, on the application of the decree-
enforce holder, order execution of the decree-
execution.
(a) by delivery of any property specifically decreed;

(b) by attachment and sale or by sale without attachment of

any property;

(c) by arrest and detention in prison;

(d) by appointing a receiver; or

(e) in such other manner as the nature of the relief granted may

require:

Provided that, where the decree is for the payment of money,

execution by detention in prison shall not be ordered unless,

after giving the judgment-debtor an opportunity of showing

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 cause why he should not be committed to prison, the Court, for

reasons recorded in writing, is satisfied-

(a) that the judgment-debtor, with the object or effect of

obstructing or delaying the execution of the decree,-

(i) is likely to abscond or leave the local limits of the jurisdiction

of the Court, or

(ii) has, after the institution of the suit in which the decree was

passed, dishonestly transferred, concealed, or removed any

part of his property, or committed any other act of bad faith in

relation to his property; or

(b) that the judgment-debtor has, or has had since the date of

the decree, the means to pay the amount of the decree or

some substantial part thereof and refuses or neglects or has

refused or neglected to pay the same, or

(c) that the decree is for a sum for which the judgment-debtor

was bound in a fiduciary capacity to account.

Explanation.-In the calculation of the means of the judgment-

debtor for the purposes of clause (b), there shall be left out of

account any property which, by or under any law or custom

having the force of law for the time being in force, is exempt

from attachment in execution of the decree.

Enforcement 52.(1) Where a decree is passed against a party as the legal

of decree
against representative of a deceased person, and the decree is for the
legal payment of money out of the property of the deceased, it may
representative.
be executed by the attachment and sale of any such property.

(2) Where no such property remains in the possession of the

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 judgment-debtor and he fails to satisfy the Court that he has

duly applied such property of the deceased as is proved to

have come into his possession, the decree may be executed

against the judgment-debtor to the extent of the property in

respect of which he has failed so to satisfy the Court in the

same manner as if the decree had been against him personally.

Liability 53. For the purposes of section 50 and section 52, property in
of
ancestral the hands of a son or other descendant which is liable under
property. Hindu law for the payment of the debt of a deceased ancestor,

in respect of which a decree has been passed, shall be

deemed to be property of the deceased which has come to the

hands of the son or other descendant as his legal

representative.

Partition 54. Where the decree is for the partition of an undivided estate
of estate
or assessed to the payment of revenue to the Government, or for
separation the separate possession of a share of such an estate, the
of share.
partition of the estate or the separation of the share shall be

made by the Collector or any gazetted subordinate of the

Collector deputed by him in this behalf, in accordance with the

law (if any) for the time being in force relating to the partition, or

the separate possession of shares, of such estates.

Arrest and Detention

Arrest 55.(1) A judgment-debtor may be arrested in execution of a

and
detention. decree at any hour and on any day, and shall, as soon as

practicable, be brought before the Court, and his detention may

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 be in the civil prison of the district in which the Court ordering

the detention is situate, or, where such civil prison does not

afford suitable accommodation, in any other place which the

Government may appoint for the detention of persons ordered

by the Courts of such district to be detained:

Provided, firstly, that, for the purpose of making an arrest under

this section, no dwelling-house shall be entered after sunset

and before sunrise:

Provided, secondly, that no outer door of a dwelling-house shall

be broken open unless such dwelling-house is in the

occupancy of the judgment-debtor and he refuses or in any

way prevents access thereto, but when the officer authorised to

make the arrest has duly gained access to any dwelling-house,

he may break open the door of any room in which he has

reason to believe the judgment-debtor is to be found:

Provided, thirdly, that, if the room is in the actual occupancy of

a woman who is not the judgement-debtor and who according

to the customs of the country does not appear in public, the

officer authorised to make the arrest shall give notice to her

that she is at liberty to withdraw, and, after allowing a

reasonable time for her to withdraw and giving her reasonable

facility for withdrawing, may enter the room for the purpose of

making the arrest:

Provided, fourthly, that, where the decree in execution of which

a judgment-debtor is arrested, is a decree for the payment of

money and the judgment-debtor pays the amount of the decree

and the costs of the arrest to the officer arresting him, such
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 officer shall at once release him.

(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,

declare that any person or class of persons whose arrest might

be attended with danger or inconvenience to the public shall

not be liable to arrest in execution of a decree otherwise than in

accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by the

Government in this behalf.

(3) Where a judgment-debtor is arrested in execution of a

decree for the payment of money and brought before the Court,

the Court shall inform him that he may apply to be declared an

insolvent, and that he may be discharged if he has not

committed any act of bad faith regarding the subject of the

application and if he complies with the provisions of the law of

insolvency for the time being in force.

(4) Where a judgment-debtor expresses his intention to apply

to be declared an insolvent and furnishes security, to the

satisfaction of the Court, that he will within one month so apply,

and that he will appear, when called upon, in any proceeding

upon the application or upon the decree in execution of which

he was arrested, the Court may release him from arrest, and, if

he fails so to apply and to appear, the Court may either direct

the security to be realized or commit him to the civil prison in

execution of the decree.

Prohibition 56. Notwithstanding anything in this Part, the Court shall not
of arrest
or order the arrest or detention in the civil prison of a woman in
detention execution of a decree for the payment of money.
of women
in
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of decree
for
money.

Subsistence 57. The Government may fix scales, graduated according to

allowance.
rank, race and nationality, of monthly allowances payable for

the subsistence of judgment-debtors.

Detention 58.(1) Every person detained in the civil prison in execution of

and
release. a decree shall be so detained,-

(a) where the decree is for the payment of a sum of money

exceeding fifty Taka, for a period of six months, and,

(b) in any other case for a period of six weeks:

Provided that he shall be released from such detention before

the expiration of the said period of six months or six weeks, as

the case may be,-

(i) on the amount mentioned in the warrant for his detention

being paid to the officer in charge of the civil prison, or

(ii) on the decree against him being otherwise fully satisfied, or

(iii) on the request of the person on whose application he has

been so detained, or

(iv) on the omission by the person, on whose application he

has been so detained, to pay subsistence allowance:

Provided, also, that he shall not be released from such

detention under clause (ii) or clause (iii), without the order of

the Court.

(2) A judgment-debtor released from detention under this

section shall not merely by reason of his release be discharged

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 from his debt, but he shall not be liable to be re-arrested under

the decree in execution of which he was detained in the civil

prison.

Release 59.(1) At any time after a warrant for the arrest of a judgment-
on
ground of debtor has been issued the Court may cancel it on the ground
illness. of his serious illness.

(2) Where a judgment-debtor has been arrested, the Court may

release him if, in its opinion, he is not in a fit state of health to

be detained in the civil prison.

(3) Where a judgment-debtor has been committed to the civil

prison, he may be released therefrom-

(a) by the Government, on the ground of the existence of any

infectious or contagious disease, or

(b) by the committing Court, or any Court to which that Court is

subordinate, on the ground of his suffering from any serious

illness.

(4) A judgment-debtor released under this section may be re-

arrested, but the period of his detention in the civil prison shall

not in the aggregate exceed that prescribed by section 58.

Attachment

Property 60.(1) The following property is liable to attachment and sale in

liable to
attachment execution of a decree, namely, lands, houses or other
and sale buildings, goods, money, bank-notes, cheques, bills of
in
exchange, hundis, promissory notes, Government securities,
execution
of bonds or other securities for money, debts, shares in a
decree.
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 corporation and, save as hereinafter mentioned, all other

saleable property, moveable or immovable, belonging to the

judgment-debtor, or over which, or the profits of which, he has

a disposing power which he may exercise for his own benefit,

whether the same be held in the name of the judgment-debtor

or by another person in trust for him or on his behalf: Provided

that the following particulars shall not be liable to such

attachment or sale, namely:-

(a) the necessary wearing-apparel, cooking vessels, beds and

bedding of the judgment-debtor, his wife and children, and such

personal ornaments as, in accordance with religious usage,

cannot be parted with by any woman;

(b) tools of artisans, and, where the judgment-debtor is an

agriculturist, his implements of husbandry and such cattle and

seed-grain as may, in the opinion of the Court, be necessary to

enable him to earn his livelihood as such, and such portion of

agricultural produce or of any class of agricultural produce as

may have been declared to be free from liability under the

provisions of the next following section;

(c) houses and other buildings (with the materials and the sites

thereof and the land immediately appurtenant thereto and

necessary for their enjoyment) belonging to an agriculturist and

occupied by him;

(d) books of account;

(e) a mere right to sue for damages;

(f) any right of personal service;

(g) stipends and gratuities allowed to pensioners of the

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 Government, or payable out of any service family pension fund

notified in the official Gazette by the Government or the

Government in this behalf, and political pensions;

(h) the wages of labourers and domestic servants, whether

payable in money or in kind;

(i) salary to the extent of the first hundred Taka and one-half

the remainder:

Provided that where such salary is the salary of a Servant of

the 33[Republic] or a servant of 34[the Railway] or local authority,

and the whole or any part of the portion of such salary liable to

attachment has been under attachment, whether continuously

or intermittently for a total period of twenty-four months, such

portion shall be exempt from attachment until the expiry of a

further period of twelve months and, where such attachment

has been made in execution of one and the same decree, shall

be finally exempt from attachment in execution of that decree;

(j) the pay and allowances of persons to whom the 35[Army Act,

1952, Navy Ordinance, 1961, or the Air Force Act, 1953,]

applies;

(k) all compulsory deposits and other sums in or derived from

any fund to which the Provident Funds Act, 1925, for the time

being applies in so far as they are declared by the said Act not

to be liable to attachment;

(l) any allowance forming part of the emoluments of any

servant of the 36
[Republic] or of any servant of 37
[the Railway]
or local authority which the Government may by notification in

the official Gazette declare to be exempt from attachment, and

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 any subsistence grant or allowance made to any such servant
while under suspension;

(m) an expectancy of succession by survivorship or other

merely contingent or possible right or interest;

(n) a right to future maintenance;

(o) any allowance declared by any Bangladesh law to be

exempt from liability to attachment or sale in execution of a

decree; and,

(p) where the judgment-debtor is a person liable for the

payment of land-revenue, any movable property which, under

any law for the time being applicable to him, is exempt from

sale for the recovery of an arrear of such revenue.

Explanation 1.-The particulars mentioned in clauses (g), (h), (i),

(j), (l) and (o) are exempt from attachment or sale whether
before or after they are actually payable, and in the case of

salary other than salary of a servant of the 38 [Republic] or a

servant of 39 [the Railway] or local authority the attachable

portion thereof is exempt from attachment until it is actually

payable.

Explanation 2.-In clauses (h) and (i), "salary" means the total

monthly emoluments, excluding any allowance declared

exempt from attachment under the provisions of clause (l),

derived by a person from his employment whether on duty or

on leave.
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(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt houses

and other buildings (with the materials and the sites thereof
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 and the lands immediately appurtenant thereto and necessary

for their enjoyment) from attachment or sale in execution of

decrees for rent of any such house, building, site or land.

Partial 61. The Government may, by general or special order

exemption
of published in the official Gazette, declare that such portion of
agricultural agricultural produce, or of any class of agricultural produce, as
produce.
may appear to the Government to be necessary for the
purpose of providing until the next harvest for the due

cultivation of the land and for the support of the judgment-

debtor and his family, shall, in the case of all agriculturists or of

any class of agriculturists, be exempted from liability to

attachment or sale in execution of a decree.

Seizure 62.(1) No person executing any process under this Code

of
property directing or authorising seizure of movable property shall enter
in any dwelling-house after sunset and before sunrise.
dwelling-
house. (2) No outer door of a dwelling-house shall be broken open

unless such dwelling-house is in the occupancy of the

judgment-debtor and he refuses or in any way prevents access

thereto, but when the person executing any such process has
duly gained access to any dwelling-house, he may break open

the door of any room in which he has reason to believe any

such property to be.

(3) Where a room in a dwelling-house is in the actual

occupancy of a woman who, according to the customs of the

country, does not appear in public, the person executing the

process shall give notice to such woman that she is at liberty to

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 withdraw; and, after allowing reasonable time for her to

withdraw and giving her reasonable facility for withdrawing, he

may enter such room for the purpose of seizing the property,

using at the same time every precaution, consistent with these

provisions, to prevent its clandestine removal.

Property 63.(1) Where property not in the custody of any Court is under
attached
in attachment in execution of decrees of more Courts than one,
execution the Court which shall receive or realize such property and shall
of
determine any claim thereto and any objection to the
decrees
of several attachment thereof shall be the Court of highest grade, or,
Courts.
where there is no difference in grade between such Courts, the

Court under whose decree the property was first attached.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to invalidate any

proceeding taken by a Court executing one of such decrees.

Private 64. Where an attachment has been made, any private transfer
alienation
of or delivery of the property attached or of any interest therein
property and any payment to the judgment-debtor of any debt, dividend
after
or other monies contrary to such attachment, shall be void as
attachment
to be against all claims enforceable under the attachment.
void.
Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, claims
enforceable under an attachment include claims for the

rateable distribution of assets.

Sale

Purchaser's 65. Where immovable property is sold in execution of a decree

title
and such sale has become absolute, the property shall be
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 deemed to have vested in the purchaser from the time when

the property is sold and not from the time when the sale
becomes absolute.

Suit 66.(1) No suit shall be maintained against any person claiming

against
purchaser title under a purchase certified by the Court in such manner as
not may be prescribed on the ground that the purchase was made
maintainable
on behalf of the plaintiff or on behalf of some one through
on
ground of whom the plaintiff claims.
purchase
being on (2) Nothing in this section shall bar a suit to obtain a
behalf of declaration that the name of any purchaser certified as
plaintiff.
aforesaid was inserted in the certificate fraudulently or without

the consent of the real purchaser, or interfere with the right of a

third person to proceed against that property, though ostensibly

sold to the certified purchaser, on the ground that it is liable to

satisfy a claim of such third person against the real owner.

Power for 67.(1) The Government may, by notification in the official

Government
to make Gazette, make rules for any local area imposing conditions in
rules as respect of the sale of any class of interests in land in execution
to sales
of decrees for the payment of money, where such interests are
of land in
execution so uncertain or undermined as, in the opinion of the
of
Government, to make it impossible to fix their value.
decrees
for (2) When on the date on which this Code came into operation
payment
in any local area, any special rules as to sale of land in
of money.
execution of decrees were in force therein, the Government

may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare such rules to

be in force, or may, by a like notification, modify the same.

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 Every notification issued in the exercise of the powers

conferred by this sub-section shall set out the rules so

continued or modified.

Delegation to Collector of Power to Execute Decrees against Immovable

Property

Power to 68. The Government may, declare, by notification in the official

prescribe
rules for Gazette, that in any local area the execution of decrees in
transferring cases in which a Court has ordered any immovable property to
to
be sold, or the execution of any particular kind of such decrees,
Collector
execution or the execution of decrees ordering the sale of any particular
of certain
kind of, or interest in, immovable property, shall be transferred
decrees.
to the Collector.

Provisions 69. The provisions set forth in the Third Schedule shall apply to
of Third
Schedule all cases in which the execution of a decree has been
to apply. transferred under the last preceding section.

Rules of 70.(1) The Government may make rules consistent with the
procedure.
aforesaid provisions-

(a) for the transmission of the decree from the Court to the

Collector, and for regulating the procedure of the Collector and

his subordinates in executing the same, and for retransmitting

the decree from the Collector to the Court;

(b) conferring upon the Collector or any gazetted subordinate

of the Collector all or any of the powers which the Court might

exercise in the execution of the decree if the execution thereof

had not been transferred to the Collector;

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 (c) providing for orders made by the Collector or any gazetted
subordinate of the Collector, or orders made on appeal with

respect to such orders, being subject to appeal to, and revision

by, superior revenue-authorities as nearly as may be as the

orders made by the Court, or orders made on appeal with

respect to such orders, would be subject to appeal to, and

revision by, appellate or revisional Courts under this Code or

other law for the time being in force if the decree had not been

transferred to the Collector.

(2) A power conferred by rules made under sub-section (1)

upon the collector or any gazetted subordinate of the Collector,

or upon any appellate or revisional authority, shall not be

exercisable by the Court or by any Court in exercise of any

appellate or revisional jurisdiction which it has with respect to

decrees or orders of the Court.

Collector 71. In executing a decree transferred to the Collector under

deemed
to be section 68 the Collector and his subordinates shall be deemed
acting to be acting judicially.
judicially.

Where 72.(1) Where in any local area in which no declaration under

Court
may section 68 is in force the property attached consists of land or
authorise of a share in land, and the Collector represents to the Court
Collector
that the public sale of the land or share is objectionable and
to stay
public that satisfaction of the decree may be made within a
sale of
reasonable period by a temporary alienation of the land or
land.
share, the Court may authorise the Collector to provide for
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 such satisfaction in the manner recommended by him instead

of proceeding to a sale of the land or share.

(2) In every such case the provisions of sections 69 to 71 and

of any rules made in pursuance thereof shall apply so far as

they are applicable.

Distribution of Assets

Proceeds 73.(1) Where assets are held by a Court and more persons
of
execution- than one have, before the receipt of such assets, made
sale to be application to the Court for the execution of decrees for the
rateably
payment of money passed against the same judgment-debtor
distributed
among and have not obtained satisfaction thereof, the assets, after
decree-
deducting the costs of realization, shall be rateably distributed
holders.
among all such persons:

Provided as follows:-

(a) where any property is sold subject to a mortgage or charge,

the mortgagee or incumbrancer shall not be entitled to share in

any surplus arising from such sale;

(b) where any property liable to be sold in execution of a

decree is subject to a mortgage or charge, the Court may, with

the consent of the mortgagee or incumbrancer, order that the

property be sold free from the mortgage or charge, giving to the

mortgagee or incumbrancer the same interest in the proceeds

of the sale as he had in the property sold;

(c) where any immovable property is sold in execution of a

decree ordering its sale for the discharge of an incumbrance

thereon, the proceeds of sale shall be applied-

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 firstly, in defraying the expenses of the sale;

secondly, in discharging the amount due under the decree;

thirdly, in discharging the interest and principal monies due on

subsequent incumbrances (if any); and

fourthly, rateably among the holders of decrees for the payment

of money against the judgment-debtor, who have, prior to the

sale of the property, applied to the Court which passed the

decree ordering such sale for execution of such decrees, and

have not obtained satisfaction thereof.

(2) Where all or any of the assets liable to be rateably

distributed under this section are paid to a person not entitled

to receive the same, any person so entitled may sue such

person to compel him to refund the assets.

(3) Nothing in this section affects any right of the Government.

Resistance to Execution

Resistance 74. Where the Court is satisfied that the holder of a decree for
to
execution. the possession of immovable property or that the purchaser of

immovable property sold in execution of a decree has been

resisted or obstructed in obtaining possession of the property

by the judgment-debtor or some person on his behalf and that

such resistance or obstruction was without any just cause, the

Court may, at the instance of the decree-holder or purchaser,

order the judgment-debtor or such other person to be detained

in the civil prison for a term which may extend to thirty days and
may further direct that the decree-holder or purchaser be put

into possession of the property.

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 PART III
INCIDENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Commissions

Power of 75. Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be

Court to
issue prescribed, the Court may issue a commission-
commissions.(a) to examine any person;

(b) to make a local investigation;

(c) to examine or adjust accounts; or

(d) to make a partition.

[Omitted] 76. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh

Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of

1973).]

Letter of 77. In lieu of issuing a commission the Court may issue a letter
request.
of request to examine a witness residing at any place not within

Bangladesh.

Commissions78. Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be

issued by
foreign prescribed, the provisions as to the execution and return of
Courts. commissions for the examination of witnesses shall apply to
commissions issued by or at the instance of-

(a) Courts situate beyond the limits of Bangladesh and

established or continued by the authority of Government, or

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(c) Courts of any State or country outside Bangladesh.

PART IV
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 SUITS IN PARTICULAR CASES

Suits by or against the Government or Public Officers in their official capacity

Suits by 79. In a suit by or against the Government the authority to 79.

or
against In a suit by or against the Government the authority to be
the named as plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, 42[shall be
Government.
Bangladesh]-
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Notice 80.(1) A suit may be instituted against the Government or

against a public officer, in respect of any act purporting to be

done by such public officer in his official capacity, after the

expiration of two months next after notice in writing has been

delivered to or left at the office of,-

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(b)(i) in the case of a suit against the Government other than a

suit relating to the affairs of 45[the Railway], a Secretary to 46[the

Government] or the Collector of the District; and

(ii) in the case of a suit against the Government relating to the

affairs of 47 [the Railway], the General Manager of the Railway

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and in the case of a public officer, delivered to him or left at his

office stating the cause of action, the name, description of

place of residence of the plaintiff and the relief which he claims;

and the plaint shall contain a statement that such notice has

been so delivered or left.

(2) Where any such suit is instituted without delivering or

leaving such notice as aforesaid or before the expiration of the

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 said period of two months or where the plaint does not contain

a statement that such notice has been so delivered or left, the

plaintiff shall not be entitled to any costs if settlement as

regards the subject-matter of the suit is reached or the

Government or the public officer concedes the plaintiff's claim,

within the period of two months from the date of the institution

of the suit:

Provided that in a suit instituted without such notice, the Court

shall allow not less than three months to the Government to

submit its written statement.

Exemption 81. In a suit instituted against a public officer in respect of any

from
arrest act purporting to be done by him in his official capacity-
and (a) the defendant shall not be liable to arrest nor his property to
personal
appearance. attachment otherwise than in execution of a decree, and,

(b) where the Court is satisfied that the defendant cannot

absent himself from his duty without detriment to the public

service, it shall exempt him from appearing in person.

Execution 82.(1) Where the decree is against the Government or against

of
decree. a public officer in respect of any such act as aforesaid, a time
shall be specified in the decree within which it shall be

satisfied; and, if the decree is not satisfied within the time so

specified, the Court shall report the case for the orders of the

Government.

(2) Execution shall not be issued on any such decree unless it

remains unsatisfied for the period of three months computed

from the date of such report.

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 Suits by Aliens and by or against foreign Rulers, Ambassadors and Envoys

When 83.(1) Alien enemies residing in Bangladesh with the

aliens
may sue. permission of the Government, and alien friends, may sue in
the Courts in 49 [Bangladesh], as if they were citizens of
50 [Bangladesh].

(2) No alien enemy residing in Bangladesh without such

permission, or residing in a foreign country, shall sue in any of

such Courts.

Explanation.-Every person residing in a foreign country the

Government of which is at war with, or engaged in military

operations against, Bangladesh, and carrying on business in

that country without a license in that behalf under the hand of a

Secretary to the Government shall, for the purpose of sub-

section (2), be deemed to be an alien enemy residing in a

foreign country.

When 84.(1) A foreign State may sue in any Court in 51[Bangladesh]:

foreign
States Provided that such State has been recognized by the
may sue. Government:

Provided, also, that the object of the suit is to enforce a private

right vested in the head of such State or in any officer of such

State in his public capacity.

(2) Every Court shall take judicial notice of the fact that a

foreign State has or has not been recognized by the

Government.

Persons 85.(1) Persons specially appointed by order of the Government

specially
appointed at the request of the Ruler of any foreign State, or at the
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 by request of any person competent, in the opinion of the
Government
to Government, to act on behalf of such Ruler, to prosecute or
prosecute defend any suit on his behalf, shall be deemed to be the
or defend
recognized agents by whom appearances, acts and
for Rules
of foreign applications under this Code may be made or done on behalf
States.
of such Ruler.

(2) An appointment under this section may be made for the

purpose of a specified suit or of several specified suits, or for

the purpose of all such suits as it may from time to time be

necessary to prosecute or defend on behalf of the Ruler.

(3) A person appointed under this section may authorise or

appoint persons to make appearances and applications and do

acts in any such suit or suits as if he were himself a party

thereto.

Suits 52
[86.(1) Any Ruler of foreign State may, with the consent of the
against
Rulers. Government, certified by the signature of a Secretary to that

Government but not without such consent, be sued in any

competent Court.

(2) Such consent may be given with respect to a specified suit

or to several specified suits or with respect to all suits of any

specified class or classes, and may specify, in the case of any

suit or class of suits, the Court in which the Ruler may be sued;

but it shall not be given unless it appears to the consenting

authority that the Ruler

(a) has instituted a suit in the Court against the person desiring

to sue him, or

(b) by himself or another trades within the local limits of the

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 jurisdiction of the Court, or

(c) is in possession of immovable property situated within those

limits and is to be sued with reference to such property or for

money charged thereon.

(3) No such Ruler shall be arrested under this Code, and,

except with the consent of the Government certified as

aforesaid, on decree shall be executed against the property of

any such Ruler.

(4) [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh

Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of

1973).]

(5) A person may, as a tenant of immovable property, sue,

without such consent as is mentioned in this section, a Ruler

from whom he holds or claims to hold the property.

Suits 86A.(1) No proceeding in any Court shall lie against a

against
diplomatic diplomatic agent except in a case relating to-
agents. (a) any private immovable property situated in Bangladesh held

by him in his private capacity and not on behalf of the sending

State for the purpose of the mission;

(b) a succession in which the diplomatic agent is involved as

executor, administrator, heir or legatee as a private person and

not on behalf of the sending State;

(c) any professional or commercial activity exercised by the

diplomatic agent in Bangladesh outside his official functions.

(2) No measures of execution shall be taken in respect of a

diplomatic agent except in cases which come under clauses

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 (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (1) and in which such measures

can be taken without infringing the inviolability of his person or

of his residence.

(3) The initiation of any proceedings in a Court by a diplomatic

agent shall preclude him from invoking immunity from

jurisdiction under this section in respect of any counter-claim

directly connected with the principal claim.

(4) The immunity of a diplomatic agent under sub- (4) The

immunity of a diplomatic agent under sub-section (1) or sub-

section (2) may be waived by the sending State; and any such

waiver shall be express.

(5) Waiver of immunity in respect of any proceedings shall not

be held to imply waiver of immunity in respect of any measure

of execution for which a separate waiver shall be necessary.

(6) In this section, 'diplomatic agent' in relation to a State

means the head of the mission in Bangladesh of that State and

includes a member of the staff of that mission having diplomatic

rank.]

Style of 87. The Ruler of a foreign State may sue, and shall be sued, in
Rulers as
parties to the name of his State:
suits. Provided that in giving the consent referred to in the foregoing

section the Government, or the Government, as the case may

be, may direct that any such Ruler shall be sued in the name of

an agent or in any other name.

[Suits Against Rulers of Acceding and Merged States

[Omitted]
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 87A. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act

No. VIII of 1973).]]

Interpleader

Where 88. Where two or more persons claim adversely to one another
interpleader
suit may the same debt, sum of money or other property, movable or
be immovable, from another person, who claims no interest
instituted.
therein other than for charges or costs and who is ready to pay

or deliver it to the rightful claimant, such other person may

institute a suit of interpleader against all the claimants for the

purpose of obtaining a decision as to the person to whom the

payment or delivery shall be made and of obtaining indemnity

for himself:

Provided that where any suit is pending in which the rights of

all parties can properly be decided, no such suit of interpleader

shall be instituted.

PART V
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

[ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION]

[Omitted] 89. [Omitted by section 49 and Third Schedule of the

Arbitration Act, 1940 (Act No. X of 1940).]

Mediation 53
[89A.(1) Except in a suit under the 54
[Artha Rin Adalat Ain,
2003 (Act No. 8 of 2003)], after filing of written statement, if all

the contesting parties are in attendance in the Court in person

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 or by their respective pleaders, 55
[the Court shall], by
adjourning the hearing, mediate in order to settle the dispute or

disputes in the suit, or refer the dispute or disputes in the suit

56 [to the concerned Legal Aid Officer appointed under the Legal

Aid Act, 2000 (Act No. 6 of 2000), or] to the engaged pleaders

of the parties, or to the party or parties, where no pleader or

pleaders have been engaged, or to a mediator from the panel

as may be prepared by the District Judge under sub-section

(10), for undertaking efforts for settlement through mediation.

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(2) When the reference under sub-section (1) is made through

the pleaders, the pleaders shall, by their mutual agreement in

consultation with their respective clients, appoint another

pleader, not engaged by the parties in the suit, or a retired

judge, or a mediator from the panel as may be prepared by the

District Judge under sub-section (10), or any other person

whom they may seem to be suitable, to act as a mediator for

settlement: Provided that, nothing in this sub-section shall be

deemed to prohibit appointment of more than one person to act

as mediator:

Provided further that, a person holding an office of profit in the

service of the Republic shall not be eligible for appointment as

mediator.
58 [(3) While referring a dispute or disputes in the suit for

mediation under sub-section (1), it shall be for the pleaders,

their respective clients and the mediator to mutually agree on

and determine the fees and the procedure to be followed for

the purpose of settlement through mediation; and when the

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 Court 59 [ or Legal Aid Officer] shall mediate, it shall determine

the procedure to be followed, and shall not charge any fee for

mediation:

Provided that if the pleaders, their respective clients and the

mediator fail to determine the fees, the Court shall fix the fees

and the fees so fixed shall be binding upon the parties.]

60 [(4) Within ten days from the date of reference under sub-

section (1), the parties shall inform the Court in writing whom

they have appointed as mediator, and if the parties fail to

appoint the mediator during this time, the Court shall, within

seven days, appoint a mediator from the panel as mentioned in

sub-section (10) and the mediation under this section shall be

concluded within 60 (sixty) days from the day on which the

Court is so informed, 61 [or the dispute or disputes are referred

to Legal Aid Officer, or a mediator is appointed by the Court],

as the case may be, unless the Court of its own motion or upon

a joint prayer of the parties, extends the time for a further

period of not exceeding 30 (thirty) days.]

62 [(5) The 63 [ Legal Aid Officer or mediator, as the case may

be,] shall, without violating the confidentiality of the parties to

the mediation proceedings, submit to the court a report of result

of the mediation proceedings; and if the result is of compromise

of the dispute or disputes in the suit, the terms of such

compromise shall be reduced into writing in the form of an

agreement, bearing signatures or left thumb impressions of the

parties as executants, and signatures of the pleaders, if any,

and the 64 [ Legal Aid Officer or mediator, as the case may be,]

as witnesses; and the Court shall, within seven days from

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 receiving the said report, pass an order or a decree in

accordance with relevant provisions of Order XXIII of the

Code.]

(6) When the Court itself mediates, it shall 65 [prepare a report

and pass an order in the manner] to that as stated in sub-

section (5).

(7) When the mediation fails to produce any compromise, the

Court shall, subject to the provision of sub-section (9), proceed

with hearing of the suit from the stage at which the suit stood

before the decision to mediate or reference for mediation under

sub-section (1), and in accordance with provisions of the Code

in a manner as if there had been no decision to mediate or

reference for mediation as aforesaid.

(8) The proceedings of mediation under this section shall be

confidential and any communication made, evidence adduced,

admission, statement or comment made and conversation held

between the parties, their pleaders, representatives 66

[, Legal
Aid Officer] and the mediator, shall be deemed privileged and

shall not be referred to and admissible in evidence in any

subsequent hearing of the same suit or any other proceeding.

(9) When a mediation initiative led by the Court itself fails to

resolve the dispute or disputes in the suit, the same court shall

not hear the suit, if the Court continues to be presided by the

same judge who led the mediation initiative; and in that

instance, the suit shall be heard by another court of competent

jurisdiction.

(10) For the purposes of this section, the District Judge shall, in
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 consultation with the President of the District Bar Association,

prepare a panel of mediators (to be updated from time to time)

consisting of pleaders, retired judges, persons known to be

trained in the art of dispute resolution, and such other person

or persons, except persons holding office of profit in the service

of the Republic, as may be deemed appropriate for the

purpose, and shall inform all the Civil Courts under his

administrative jurisdiction about the panel:

Provided that, a mediator under this sub-section, shall not act

as a mediator between the parties, if he had ever been

engaged by either of the parties as a pleader in any suit in any

Court.

(11) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Court-fees Act,

1870 (Act No. VII of 1870), where a dispute or disputes in a suit

are settled on compromise under this section, the Court shall

issue a certificate directing refund of the court fees paid by the

parties in respect of the plaint or written statement; and the

parties shall be entitled to such refund within 60 (sixty) days of

the issuance of the certificate.

(12) No appeal or revision shall lie against any order or decree

passed by the Court in pursuance of settlement between the

parties under this section.

(13) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to otherwise limit

the option of the parties regarding withdrawal, adjustment and

compromise of the suit under Order XXIII of the Code.

Explanation-(1) "Mediation" under this section shall mean

flexible, informal, non-binding, confidential, non-adversarial and

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 consensual dispute resolution process in which the mediator

shall facilitate compromise of disputes in the suit between the

parties without directing or dictating the terms of such

compromise.

(2) "Compromise" under this section shall include also

compromise in part of the disputes in the suit.

Arbitration 89B.(1) If the parties to a suit, at any stage of the proceeding,

apply to the Court for withdrawal of the suit on ground that they

will refer the dispute or disputes in the suit to arbitration for

settlement, the Court shall allow the application and permit the

suit to be withdrawn; and the dispute or disputes, thereafter,

shall be settled in accordance with Salish Ain, 2001 (Act No. 1

of 2001) so far as may be applicable:

Provided that, if, for any reason, the arbitration proceeding

referred to above does not take place or an arbitral award is

not given, the parties shall be entitled to re-institute the suit

permitted to be withdrawn under this sub-section.

(2) An application under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be

an arbitration agreement under section 9 of the Salish Ain,

2001 (Act No. 1 of 2001).]

Mediation 67 [89C.(1) An Appellate Court 68 [shall] mediate in an appeal or

in
Appeal. refer the appeal for mediation in order to settle the dispute or

disputes in that appeal, if the appeal is an appeal from original

decree under Order XLI, and is between the same parties who

contested in the original suit or the parties who have been

substituted for the original contesting parties.

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 69 [(2) In mediation under sub-section (1), the provisions of

section 89A shall be followed with necessary changes (mutatis

mutandis) as may be expedient.]]

Special 70
[89D. The Contesting parties to a suit or of an appeal,
provisions
for pending in any Court before the commencement of the Code of
mediation Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2012, may by filing an

application stating their willingness to settle the dispute through

mediation, such suit or appeal shall be disposed of in

accordance with the provision of section 89A or 89C.

Application 89E. (1) The provision of section 89A or 89C shall be, applied
and
commencementto such area, and commenced on such date, as the
of the government may, by notification in the official Gazette, fix.
provisions
of (2) Where any mediation process for settlement of dispute in
sections respect of any suit or appeal is pending under section 89A or
89A and
89C 89C before the commencement of the Code of Civil Procedure

(Amendment) Act, 2012, such mediation shall continue as if the

provision of section 89A or 89C were not amended by the Code

of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2012.]

Special Case

Power to 90. Where any persons agree in writing to state a case for the
state
case for opinion of the Court, then the Court shall try and determine the
opinion same in the manner prescribed.
of Court.

Suits relating to Public Matters

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 Public 91.(1) In the case of a public nuisance the 71[Attorney General],
nuisances
or two or more persons having obtained the consent in writing

of the 72
[Attorney General], may institute a suit, though no

special damage has been caused, for a declaration and

injunction or for such other relief as may be appropriate to the

circumstances of the case.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to limit or otherwise

affect any right of suit which may exist independently of its

provisions.

Public 92.(1) In the case of any alleged breach of any express or

charities
constructive trust created for public purposes of a charitable or

religious nature, or where the direction of the Court is deemed

necessary for the administration of any such trust, the

73
[Attorney General], or two or more persons having an interest

in the trust and having obtained the consent in writing of the

74
[Attorney General], may institute a suit, whether contentious

or not, in the principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction or in

any other Court empowered in that behalf by the Government

within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the whole or any part

of the subject-matter of the trust is situate, to obtain a decree-

(a) removing any trustee;

(b) appointing a new trustee;

(c) vesting any property in a trustee;

(d) directing accounts and inquiries;

(e) declaring what proportion of the trust-property or of the

interest therein shall be allocated to any particular object of the

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 trust;

(f) authorising the whole or any part of the trust- property to be

let, sold, mortgaged or exchanged;

(g) setting a scheme; or

(h) granting such further or other relief as the nature of the

case may require.

(2) Save as provided by the Religious Endowments Act, 1863

(XX of 1863), no suit claiming any of the reliefs specified in

sub-section (1) shall be instituted in respect of any such trust

as is therein referred to except in conformity with the provisions

of that sub-section.

Exercise 93. The powers conferred by sections 91 and 92 on the

of
powers Attorney General may, be, with the previous sanction of the
of Government, exercised also by the Collector or by such officer
Attorney
as the Government may appoint in this behalf.
General.

PART VI
SUPPLEMENTAL PROCEEDINGS

Supplemental94. In order to prevent the ends of justice from being defeated

proceedings
the Court may, if it is so prescribed,-

(a) issue a warrant to arrest the defendant and bring him before

the Court to show cause why he should not give security for his

appearance, and if he fails to comply with any order for security

commit him to the civil prison;

(b) direct the defendant to furnish security to produce any

property belonging to him and to place the same at the

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 disposal of the Court or order the attachment of any property;

(c) grant a temporary injunction and in case of disobedience

commit the person guilty thereof to the civil prison and order

that his property be attached and sold;

(d) appoint a receiver of any property and enforce the

performance of his duties by attaching and selling his property;

(e) make such other interlocutory orders as may appear to the

Court to be just and convenient.

Compensation95.(1) Where, in any suit in which an arrest or attachment has

for
obtaining been effected or a temporary injunction granted under the last
arrest, proceeding section,-
attachment
or (a) it appears to the Court that such arrest, attachment or
injunction injunction was applied for on insufficient grounds, or
on
insufficient (b) the suit of the plaintiff fails and it appears to the Court that
grounds. there was no reasonable or probable ground for instituting the

same,

the defendant may apply to the Court, and the Court may, upon

such application, award against the plaintiff by its order such

amount, not exceeding 75

[ten thousand] Taka, as it deems a

reasonable compensation to the defendant for the expense or

injury caused to him:

Provided that a Court shall not award, under this section, an

amount exceeding the limits of its pecuniary jurisdiction.

(2) An order determining any such application shall bar any suit

for compensation in respect of such arrest, attachment or

injunction.
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 PART VII
APPEALS

Appeals From Original Decrees

Appeal 96.(1) Save where otherwise expressly provided in the body of

from
original this Code or by any other law for the time being in force, an
decree. appeal shall lie from every decree passed by any Court

exercising original jurisdiction to the Court authorised to hear

appeals from the decisions of such Court.

(2) An appeal may lie from an original decree passed ex parte.

(3) No appeal shall lie from a decree passed by the Court with

the consent of parties.

Appeal 97. Where any party aggrieved by a preliminary decree passed

from final
decree after the commencement of this Code does not appeal from
where no such decree, he shall be precluded from disputing its
appeal
correctness in any appeal which may be preferred from the
from
preliminary final decree.
decree.

Decision 98.(1) Where an appeal is heard by a Bench of two or more

where
appeal Judges, the appeal shall be decided in accordance with the
heard by opinion of such Judges or of the majority (if any) of such
two or
Judges.
more
Judges. (2) Where there is no such majority which concurs in a

judgment varying or reversing the decree appealed from, such

decree shall be confirmed:

Provided that where the Bench hearing the appeal is

composed of two Judges belonging to a Court consisting of
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 more than two Judges, and the Judges composing the Bench

differ in opinion on a point of law, they may state the point of

law upon which they differ and the appeal shall then be heard

upon that point only by one or more of the other Judges, and

such point shall be decided according to the opinion of the

majority (if any) of the Judges who have heard the appeal,

including those who first heard it.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to alter or otherwise

affect any provision of the letters patent of High Court Division.

No 99. No decree shall be reserved or substantially varied, nor

decree to
be shall any case be remanded, in appeal on account of any
reversed misjoinder of parties or causes of action or any error, defect or
or
irregularity in any proceedings in the suit, not affecting the
modified
for error merits of the case or the jurisdiction of the Court.
or
irregularity
not
affecting
merits or
jurisdiction.

Appeals from Appellate Decrees

[Omitted] 100-103. [Omitted by section 2 and Schedule of the Law

Reforms Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XLIX of 1978).]

Appeals from Orders

Orders 104.(1) An appeal shall lie from the following orders, and save
from
which as otherwise expressly provided in the body of this Code or by
appeal any law for the time being in force, from no other orders:
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[(ff) an order under section 35A;]

(g) an order under section 95;

(h) an order under any of the provisions of this Code imposing

a fine or directing the arrest or detention in the civil prison of

any person except where such arrest or detention is in

execution of a decree;

(i) any order made under rules from which an appeal is

expressly allowed by rules:

Provided that no appeal shall lie against any order specified in

clause (ff) save on the ground that no order, or an order for the

payment of a less amount, ought to have been made.

(2) No appeal shall lie from any order passed in appeal under

this section.

Other 105.(1) Save as otherwise expressly provided, no appeal shall

orders
lie from any order made by a Court in the exercise of its original

or appellate jurisdiction; but, where a decree is appealed from,

any error, defect or irregularity in any order, affecting the

decision of the case, may be set forth as a ground of objection

in the memorandum of appeal.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1),

where any party aggrieved by an order of remand made after

the commencement of this Code from which an appeal lies

does not appeal therefrom, he shall thereafter be precluded

from disputing its correctness.

What 106. Where an appeal from any order is allowed it shall lie to
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 Courts to the Court to which an appeal would lie from the decree in the
hear
appeals. suit in which such order was made, or where such order is

made by a Court not being the High Court Division in the

exercise of appellate jurisdiction, then to the High Court

Division.

General Provisions relating to Appeals

Powers 107. (1) Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be

of
Appellate prescribed, an Appellate Court shall have power-
Court. (a) to determine a case finally;

(b) to remand a case;

(c) to frame issues and refer them for trial;

(d) to take additional evidence or to require such evidence to

be taken.

(2) Subject as aforesaid, the appellate Court shall have the

same powers and shall perform as nearly as may be the same

duties as are conferred and imposed by this Code on Courts of

original jurisdiction in respect of suits instituted therein.

Procedure 108. The provisions of this Part relating to appeals from original
in
appeals decrees shall, so far as may be, apply to appeals-
from (a) from appellate decrees, and
appellate
decrees (b) from orders made under this Code or under any special 78
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and
* *] law in which a different procedure is not provided.
orders.

[Appeals to the Appellate Division]

When 109. Subject to such rules as may, from time to time, be made
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 appeals by the Supreme Court regarding appeals from the Courts of
lie to the
Supreme Bangladesh, and to the provisions hereinafter contained, an
Court. appeal shall lie to the 79[Appellate Division]

(a) from any Judgment, decree or final order passed on appeal

by the High Court Division or by any other Court of final

appellate jurisdiction;

(b) from any Judgment, decree or final order passed by the

High Court Division in the exercise of original civil jurisdiction;

and

(c) from any Judgment, decree or final order, when the case, as

hereinafter provided, is certified to be a fit one for appeal to the

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[Appellate Division].

Value of 110. In each of the cases mentioned in clauses (a) and (b) of
subject-
matter. section 109, the amount or value of the subject-matter of the

suit in the Court of first instance must be twenty thousand Taka

or upwards, and the amount or value of the subject-matter of

the suit in the Court of first instance must be twenty thousand

Taka or upwards, and the amount or value of the subject-matter

in dispute on appeal to the 81 [Appellate Division] must be the

same sum or upwards,

or the Judgment, decree or final order must involve, directly or

indirectly, some claim or question to or respecting property of

like amount or value,

and where the Judgment, decree or final order appealed from

affirms the decision of the Court immediately below the Court

passing such Judgment, decree or final order, the appeal must

involve some substantial question of law.

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 Bar of 111. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 109, no
certain
appeals. appeal shall lie to the 82[Appellate Division]-

(a) from the decree or order of one Judge of the High Court

Division, or of one Judge of a Division Court, or of two or more

Judges of High Court Division, or of a Division Court

constituted by two or more Judges of High Court Division,

where such Judges are equally divided in opinion and do not

amount in number to a majority of the whole of the Judges of

the High Court Division at the time being; or

83
[* * *]

111A 111A. [Omitted by section 2 of the Federal Court Act, 1941 (Act
[Omitted]
No. XXI of 1941).]

Savings 112.(1) Nothing contained in this Code shall be deemed-

(a) to affect the powers of the 84[Appellate Division under article

103 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh]

or any other provision of that Constitution; or

(b) to interfere with any rules made by the Supreme Court, and

for the time being in force, for the presentation of appeals 85

[to

the Appellate Division], or their conduct 86[before that Division].

(2) Nothing herein contained applies to any matter of criminal

or admiralty or vice-admiralty jurisdiction, or to appeals from

orders and decrees of Prize Courts.

PART VIII
REFERENCE, REVIEW AND REVISION

Reference
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 of High
Court 113. Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be
Division. prescribed, any Court may state a case and refer the same for

the opinion of the High Court Division, and the High Court

Division may make such order thereon as it thinks fit.

Review 114. Subject as aforesaid, any person considering himself

aggrieved-

(a) by a decree or order from which an appeal is allowed by

this Code, but from which no appeal has been preferred,

(b) by a decree or order from which no appeal is allowed by

this Code, or

(c) by a decision on a reference from a Court of Small Causes

may apply for a view of judgment to the Court which passed

the decree or made the order, and the Court may make such

order thereon as it thinks fit.

Revision 87
[115.(1) The High Court Division may, on the application of

any party aggrieved, call for the record of any suit or

proceedings, in which a decree or an order has been passed

by a Court of District Judge or Additional District Judge, or a

decree has been passed by a Court of Joint District Judge,

Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge, from which no

appeal lies; and if such Court appears to have committed any

error of law resulting in an error in such decree or order

occasioning failure of justice, the High Court Division may,

revise such decree or order and, make such order in the suit or

proceedings, as it thinks fit.

(2) The Court of District Judge may, on the application of any

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 party aggrieved, call for the record of any suit or proceeding, in

which an order has been passed by a Court of Joint District

Judge, Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge, from which

no appeals lies; and if such Court appears to have committed

any error of law resulting in an error in such order occasioning

failure of justice, the Court of District Judge may, revise such

order and, make such order as it thinks fit.

(3) A Court of Additional District Judge shall have all the

powers of the District Judge under sub-section (2) in respect of

revision case which may be transferred to it by the District

Judge.

(4) An application to the High Court Division for revision of an

order of the District Judge or, Additional District Judge, as the

case may be, made under sub-section (2) or (3) shall lie, where

the High Court Division grants leave for revision on an (4) An

application to the High Court Division for revision of an order of

the District Judge or, Additional District Judge, as the case may

be, made under sub-section (2) or (3) shall lie, where the High

Court Division grants leave for revision on an error of an

important question of law resulting in erroneous decision

occasioning failure of justice, and the High Court Division may

make such order in the suit or proceeding as it thinks fit.

(5) Notwithstanding the substitution of this section, any

proceeding commenced and pending under section 115 prior to

such substitution shall be disposed of in such manner as if

section 115 has not been substituted.]

PART IX
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 SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HIGH COURT DIVISION

Part to 116. This Part applies only to High Court Division.

apply
only to
certain
High
Court
Division.

Application 117. Save as provided in this Part or in Part X or in rules, the

of Code
to High provisions of this Code shall apply to High Court Division.
Court
Division.

Execution 118. Where any High Court Division considers it necessary that
of decree
before a decree passed in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction
ascertainmentshould be executed before the amount of the costs incurred in
of costs.
the suit can be ascertained by taxation, the Court may order

that the decree shall be executed forthwith, except as to so

much thereof as relates to the costs;

and, as to so much thereof as relates to the costs, that the

decree may be executed as soon as the amount of the costs

shall be ascertained by taxation.

Unauthorised 119. Nothing in this Code shall be deemed to authorise any

persons
not to person on behalf of another to address the Court in the
Address exercise of its original civil jurisdiction, or to examine witnesses,
Court.
except where the Court shall have in the exercise of the power

conferred by its charter authorised him so to do, or to interfere

with the power of the High Court Division to make rules

concerning advocates 88[* **].

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 Provisions 120.(1) The following provisions shall not apply to the High
not
applicable Court Division in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction,
to High namely, sections 16, 17 and 20.
Court
Division
in
original
civil
jurisdiction.

PART X
RULES

Effect of 121. The rules in the First Schedule shall have effect as if
rules in
First enacted in the body of this Code until annulled or altered in
Schedule. accordance with the provisions of this Part.

Power of 89
[122. The Supreme Court may, from time to time after
Supreme
Court to previous publication, make rules regulating the procedure of
make each Division of the Supreme Court and the procedure of Civil
rules.
Courts subject to its Superintendence and may by such rules

annul, alter or add to all or any of the rules in the First

Schedule.]

Constitution 123.(1) A Committee, to be called the Rule Committee, shall be

of Rule
Committees. constituted [for the purpose] referred to in section 122.
90

91
[(2) Such Committee shall consist of the following persons,

namely:-

(a) three Judges of the Supreme Court, one of whom at least

has served as a District Judge for three years;

(b) two advocates parctising in that Court; and

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 (c) a Judge of a Civil Court subordinate to the High Court

Division.]

(3) The members of 92[* * *] such Committee shall be appointed

by the Chief Justice, who shall also nominate one of their

number to be president:

Provided that, if the Chief Justice elects to be himself a

member of 93
[the Committee], the number of other Judges

appointed to be members shall be two, and the Chief Justice

shall be the President of the Committee.

(4) Each member of 94 [such committee] shall hold office for

such period as may be prescribed by the Chief Justice in this

behalf; and whenever any member retires, resigns, dies 95[* * *]

or becomes incapable of acting as a member of the

Committee, the said Chief Justice may appoint another person

to be a member in his stead.

(5) There shall be a Secretary to 96

[* * *] such Committee, who

shall be appointed by the Chief Justice and shall receive such

remuneration as may be provided in this behalf by the

Government.

Committee 124. 97
[The] Rule Committee shall make a report to the
to report
to
98
[Supreme Court] 99[* **] on any proposal to annul, alter or add
Supreme to the rules in the First Schedule or to make new rules, and
Court.
before making any rules under section 122 the [Supreme

Court] shall take such report into consideration.

[Omitted] 125. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Central

Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (Ordinance No. XXI of
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 1960).]

Rules to 100
[126. Rules made under the foregoing provisions shall be
be
subject subject to the previous approval of the President.].
to
approval.

Publication 127. Rules so made and approved shall be published in the

of rules.
official Gazette, and shall from the date of publication or from

such other date as may be specified have the same force and

effect 101
[* * *] as if they had been contained in the First

Schedule.

Matters 128.(1) Such rules shall be not inconsistent with the provisions
for which
rules may in the body of this Code, but, subject thereto, may provide for
provide. any matters relating to the procedure of Civil Courts.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the

powers conferred by sub-section (1), such rules may provide

for all or any of the following matters, namely;-

(a) the service of summonses, notices and other processes by

post or in any other manner either generally or in any specified

areas, and the proof of such service;

(b) the maintenance and custody, while under attachment, of

live-stock and other movable property, the fees payable for

such maintenance and custody, the sale of such live-stock and

property, and the proceeds of such sale;

(c) procedure in suits by way of counterclaim, and the valuation

of such suits for the purposes of jurisdiction;

(d) procedure in garnishee and charging orders either in

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 addition to, or in substitution for, the attachment and sale of

debts;

(e) procedure where the defendant claims to be entitled to

contribution or indemnity over against any person whether a

party to the suit or not;

(f) summary procedure-

(i) in suits in which the plaintiff seeks only to recover a debt or

liquidated demand in money payable by the defendant, with or

without interest, arising-

on a contract express or implied; or

on an enactment where the sum sought to be recovered is a

fixed sum of money or in the nature of a debt other than a

penalty; or

on a guarantee, where the claim against the principal is in

respect of a debt or a liquidated demand only; or

on a trust; or

(ii) in suits for the recovery of immovable property, with

or without a claim for rent or mesne profits, by a landlord

against a tenant whose term has expired or has been duly

determined by notice to quit, or has become liable to forfeiture

for non-payment of rent, or against persons claiming under

such tenant;

(g) procedure by way of originating summons;

(h) consolidation of suits, appeals and other proceedings;

(i) delegation to any Registrar, Prothonotary or master or other

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 official of the Court of any judicial, quasi-judicial and non-

judicial duties; and

(j) all forms, registers, books, entries and accounts which may

be necessary or desirable for the transaction of the business of

Civil Courts.

[Omitted] 129. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the

Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act

No. VIII of 1973).]

[Omitted] 130. [Omitted by Article 2 and Schedule of the Central Laws

(Adaptation) Order, 1961.]

[Omitted] 131. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the

Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act

No. VIII of 1973).]

PART XI
MISCELLANEOUS

Exemption 132.(1) Women who, according to the customs and manners of

of certain
women the country, ought not to be compelled to appear in public shall
from be exempt from personal appearance in Court.
personal
appearance. (2) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to exempt such

women from arrest in execution of civil process in any case in

which the arrest of women is not prohibited by this Code.

Exemption 133.(1) The Government may, by notification in the official

of other
persons. Gazette, exempt from personal appearance in Court any

person whose rank, in the opinion of 102

[the Government],
entitles him to the privilege of exemption.
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 (2) The names and residences of the persons so exempted

shall, from time to time, be forwarded to the High Court Division

by the Government and a list of such persons shall be kept in

such Court, and a list of such persons as reside within the local

limits of the jurisdiction of each Court subordinate to the High

Court Division shall be kept in such subordinate Court.

(3) Where any person so exempted claims the privilege of such

exemption, and it is consequently necessary to examine him by

commission, he shall pay the costs of that commission, unless

the party requiring his evidence pays such costs.

Arrest 134. The provisions of sections 55, 57 and 59 shall apply, so

other
than in far as may be, to all persons arrested under this Code.
execution
of
decree.

Exemption 135.(1) No Judge, Magistrate or other judicial officer shall be

from
arrest liable to arrest under civil process while going to, presiding in,
under or returning from, his Court.
civil
process. (2) Where any matter is pending before a tribunal having

jurisdiction therein, or believing in good faith that it has such

jurisdiction, the parties thereto, their pleaders, mukhtars,

revenue-agents and recognised agents, and their witnesses

acting in obedience to a summons, shall be exempt from arrest

under civil process other than process issued by such tribunal

for contempt of Court while going to or attending such tribunal

for the purpose of such matter, and while returning from such
tribunal.
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 (3) Nothing in sub-section (2) shall enable a judgment-debtor to

claim exemption from arrest under an order for immediate

execution or where such judgment-debtor attends to show

cause why he should not be committed to prison in execution

of a decree.

Exemption 103
[135A.(1) No person shall be liable to arrest or detention in
of
members prison under civil process-
of (a) if he is a member of 104
[Parliament] during the continuance
legislative
bodies of any meeting of 105[Parliament];
from
(b) if he is a member of any committee of 106 [Parliament],
arrest
and during the continuance of any meeting of such committee;
detention
and during the fourteen days before and after such meeting or
under
civil sitting.
process.
(2) A person released from detention under sub-section (1)

shall, subject to the provisions of the said sub-section, be liable

to re-arrest and to the further detention to which he would have

been liable if he had not been released under the provisions of

sub-section (1).]

Procedure 136.(1) Where an application is made that any person shall be

where
person to arrested or that any property shall be attached under any
be provision of this Code not relating to the execution of decrees,
arrested
and such person resides or such property is situate outside the
or
property local limits of the jurisdiction of the Court to which the
to be
application is made, the Court may, in its discretion, issue a
attached
is outside warrant of arrest or make an order of attachment, and send to
district.
the District Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction
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 such person or property resides or is situate a copy of the

warrant or order, together with the probable amount of the

costs of the arrest or attachment.

(2) The District Court shall, on receipt of such copy and

amount, cause the arrest or attachment to be made by its own

officers, or by a Court subordinate to itself, and shall inform the

Court which issued or made such warrant or order of the arrest

or attachment.

(3) The Court making an arrest under this section shall send

the person arrested to the Court by which the warrant of arrest

was issued, unless he shows cause to the satisfaction of the

former Court why he should not be sent to the latter Court, or

unless he furnishes sufficient security for his appearance

before the latter Court or for satisfying any decree that may be

passed against him by that Court, in either of which cases the

Court making the arrest shall release him.

Language 137.(1) The language which, on the commencement of this

of
subordinate Code, is the language of any Court subordinate to the High
Courts. Court Division shall continue to be the language of such

subordinate Court until the Government otherwise directs.

(2) The Government may declare what shall be the language of

any such Court and in what character applications to and

proceedings in such Courts shall be written.

(3) Where this Code requires or allows anything other than the

recording of evidence to be done in writing in any such Court,

such writing may be in English; but if any party or his pleader is

unacquainted with English a translation into the language of the
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 Court shall, at his request, be supplied to him; and the Court

shall make such order as it thinks fit in respect of the payment

of the costs of such translation.

Power of 138.(1) The High Court Division may, by notification in the

High
Court official Gazette, direct with respect to any Judge specified in
Division the notification, or falling under a description set forth therein,
to require
that evidence in cases in which an appeal is allowed shall be
evidence
to be taken down by him in the English language and in manner
recorded
prescribed.
in
English. (2) Where a Judge is prevented by any sufficient reason from

complying with a direction under sub-section (1), he shall

record the reason and cause the evidence to be taken down in

writing from his dictation in open Court.

Oath on 139. In the case of any affidavit under this Code-

affidavit
by whom (a) any Court or Magistrate, or
to be
(b) any officer or other person whom 107[the Supreme Court]
administered.
may appoint in this behalf, or

(c) any officer appointed by any other Court which the

Government has generally or specially empowered in this

behalf,

may administer the oath to the deponent.

Assessors 140.(1) In any Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty cause of salvage,

in causes
of towage or collision, the Court, whether it be exercising its
salvage, original or its appellate jurisdiction, may, if it thinks fit, and shall
etc.
upon request of either party to such cause, summon to its
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 assistance, in such manner as it may direct or as may be

prescribed, two competent assessors; and such assessors

shall attend and assist accordingly.

(2) Every such assessor shall receive such fees for his

attendance, to be paid by such of the parties as the Court may

direct or as may be prescribed.

Miscellaneous141. The procedure provided in this Code in regard to suits

proceedings.
shall be followed, as far as it can be made applicable, in all

proceedings in any Court of civil jurisdiction.

Orders 142. All orders and notices served on or given to any person
and
notices under the provisions of this Code shall be in writing.
to be in
writing.

Postage 143. Postage, where chargeable on a notice, summons or

letter issued under this Code and forwarded by post, and the

fee for registering the same, shall be paid within a time to be

fixed before the communication is made:

Provided that the Government may remit such postage, or fee,

or both, or may prescribed a scale of court-fees to be levied in

lieu thereof.

Application 144.(1) Where and in so far as a decree is varied or reversed,

for
restitution. the Court of first instance shall, on the application of any party

entitled to any benefit by way of restitution or otherwise, cause

such restitution to be made as will, so far as may be, place the

parties in the position which they would have occupied but for

such decree or such part thereof as has been varied or

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 reversed; and, for this purpose, the Court may make any

orders, including orders for the refund of costs and for the

payment of interest, damages, compensation and mesne

profits, which are properly consequential on such variation or

reversal.

(2) No suit shall be instituted for the purpose of obtaining any

restitution or other relief which could be obtained by application

under sub-section (1).

Enforcement 145. Where any person has become liable as surety-

of liability
of surety. (a) for the performance of any decree or any part thereof, or

(b) for the restitution of any property taken in execution of a

decree, or

(c) for the payment of any money, or for the fulfilment of any

condition imposed on any person, under an order of the Court

in any suit or in any proceedings consequent thereon,

the decree or order may be executed against him, to the extent

to which he has rendered himself personally liable, in the

manner herein provided for the execution of decrees, and such

person shall, for the purposes of appeal, be deemed a party

within the meaning of section 47:

Provided that such notice as the Court in each case thinks

sufficient has been given to the surety.

Proceedings 146. Save as otherwise provided by this Code or by any law for
by or
against the time being in force, where any proceeding may be taken or
representatives.
application made by or against any person, then the

proceeding may be taken or the application may be made by or

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 against any person claiming under him.

Consent 147. In all suits to which any person under disability is a party,
or
agreement any consent or agreement, as to any proceeding shall, if given
by or made with the express leave of the Court by the next friend
persons
or guardian for the suit, have the same force and effect as if
under
disability. such person, were under no disability and had given such

consent or made such agreement.

Enlargement 148. Where any period is fixed or granted by the Court for the
of time.
doing of any act prescribed or allowed by this Code, the Court

may, in its discretion, from time to time, enlarge such period,

even though the period originally fixed or granted may have

expired.

Power to 149. Where the whole or any part of any fee prescribed for any
make up
deficiency document by the law for the time being in force relating to
of court- court-fees has not been paid, the Court may, in its discretion, at
fees.
any stage, allow the person, by whom such fee is payable, to

pay the whole or part, as the case may be, of such court-fee;

and upon such payment the document, in respect of which

such fee is payable, shall have the same force and effect as if

such fee had been paid in the first instance.

Transfer 150. Save as otherwise provided, where the business of any

of
business. Court is transferred to any other Court, the Court to which the

business is so transferred shall have the same powers and

shall perform the same duties as those respectively conferred

and imposed by or under this Code upon the Court from which
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 the business was so transferred.

Saving of 151. Nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or otherwise

inherent
powers affect the inherent power of the Court to make such orders as
of Court. may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of

the process of the Court.

Amendment 152. Clerical or arithmetical mistakes in judgments, decrees or

of
judgments, orders or errors arising therein from any accidental slip or
decrees omission may at any time be corrected by the Court either of its
or orders.
own motion or on the application of any of the parties.

General 153. The Court may at any time, and on such terms as to costs
power to
amend. or otherwise as it thinks fit, amend any defect or error in any

proceeding in a suit; and all necessary amendments shall be

made for the purpose of determining the real question or issue

raised by or depending on such proceeding.

Saving of 154. Nothing in this Code shall affect any present right of
present
right of appeal which shall have accrued to any party at its
appeal. commencement.

Amendment 155. The enactments mentioned in the Fourth Schedule are

of certain
Acts. hereby amended to the extent specified in the fourth column

thereof.

[Repealed] 156. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Second

Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (Act No. XVII of 1914).]

[Omitted] 157-158. [Omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the

Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act

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 No. VIII of 1973).]

1The words and figure "section 47 or" were omitted by the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XLVIII of 1983)

2 The commas and words ", and includes an advocate, a vakil and an attorney of a High Court" were
omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973
(Act No. VIII of 1973)

3
The words "The Republic" were substituted, for the words "Pakistan" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

4The word "Republic" was substituted, for the word "State" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

5The word "Republic" was substituted, for the word "Government" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

6
The words "or local" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

7
The word "local" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

8
The word "Provincial" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

9
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

10
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

11
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

12
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

13
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

14 The words "Bangladesh Biman" were substituted, for the words "Pakistan International Airways" by
section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII
of 1973)

15
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
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 Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

16
The words "Cox's Bazar" were substituted, for the word "Muree" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

17
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

18
The word "Khulna" was substituted, for the word "Bahawalpur" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

19
The words "at Khulna" was substituted, for the word "Bahawalpur" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

20
The word "Chittagong" was substituted, for the word "Karachi" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

21
The words "but to the same High Court" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

22
The word "said" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

23 Section 24A was inserted by section 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962
(Ordinance No. XLIV of 1962)

24The word "Government" was substituted, for the words "Courts issuing such summons of processes
have been established or continued by the authority of the Central Government or that the Provincial
Government of the Province in which such summonses or processes are to be served" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

25
Section 35A was substituted, by section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act,
2003 (Act No. XL of 2003)

26
Section 35B was inserted by section 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act, 2003
(Act No. XL of 2003)

27
The words and comma "or by any Court established or continued by the authority of the Central
Government in any Acceding State," were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh
Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

28
Section 44A was inserted by section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1937 (Act
No. VIII of 1937)

29
The words "the United Kingdom or" were omitted by section 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third
Amendment), 2003 (Act No. XL of 2003)

30
Explanation 1 was omitted by section 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act, 2003
(Act No. XL of 2003)

31
The word "any" was substituted, for the words "the United Kingdom and such other" by section 4 of
the Code of Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act, 2003 (Act No. XL of 2003)
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Clause (a) of explanation 3 was omitted by section 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third
Amendment) Act, 2003 (Act No. XL of 2003)

33
The word "Republic" was substituted, for the word "State" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

34
The words "the Railway" were substituted, for the words "a railway" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

35
The words, commas and figures "Army Act, 1952, Navy Ordinance, 1961, or the Air Force Act, 1953,"
were substituted, for the words, commas, figures and brackets "Pakistan Army Act, 1952, applies, or of
persons other than commissioned officers to whom the Naval Discipline Act as modified by the Pakistan
Navy (Discipline) Act, 1934," by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

36
The word "Republic" was substituted, for the word "State" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

37
The words "the Railway" were substituted, for the words "a railway" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

38
The word "Republic" was substituted, for the word "State" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

39 The words "the Railway" were substituted, for the words "a railway" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

40Explanation 3 was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

41
Clause (b) was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

42
The words "shall be Bangladesh" were substituted, for the words "shall be" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

43
Clause (a) and (b) were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

44
Clauses (a) was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

45
The words "the Railway" were substituted, for the words "a railway" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

46
The words "the Government" were substituted, for the words "that Government" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

47
The words "the Railway" were substituted, for the words "a railway" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of
the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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The word "concerned" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

49
The word "Bangladesh" was substituted, for the words "the Provinces" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

50
The word "Bangladesh" was substituted, for the words "the Provinces" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

51
The word "Bangladesh" was substituted, for the words "the Provinces" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

52
Sections 86 and 86A were substituted, for the original section 86 by section 2 of the Code of Civil
Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 1970 (Ordinance No. VI of 1970)

53Sections 89A and 89B were inserted by section 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act,
2003 (Act No. IV of 2003)

54 The words, comma, figures and bracket “Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 (Act No. 8 of 2003)” were
substituted for the words, comma, figures and bracket “Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 1990 (Act No. 4 of 1990)”
by section 2(a)(i) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

55
The words “the Court shall” were substituted for the words “the Court may” by section 2(a)(ii) of the
Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

56 The words, commas, figures and breakets “to the concerned Legal Aid Officer appointed under the
Legal Aid Act, 2000 (Act No. 6 of 2000), or” were inserted after the words “or refer the dispute or
disputes in the suit” by section 2(a) of Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017.

57
The full-stop (.) was substituted for the colon (:) and thereafter the proviso was omitted by section
2(a)(iii) of The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

58
Sub-section (3) was substituted by section 2(b) of The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act,
2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

59The words “or Legal Aid Officer” were inserted after the words “when the court” by section 2(b) of
Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017.

60Sub-section (4) was substituted by section 2(c) of The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act,
2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

61 The words and comma “or the dispute or disputes are referred to Legal Aid Officer, or a mediator is
appointed by the Court” were substituted for the words “or a mediator is appointed by the Court” by
section 2(c) of Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017.

62
Sub-section (5) was substituted by section 2(d) of The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act,
2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

63The words and commas “Legal Aid Officer or mediator, as the case may be,” were substituted for the
word “mediator” by section 2(d) of Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017.
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The words and commas “Legal Aid Officer or mediator, as the case may be,” were substituted for the
word “mediator” by section 2(d) of Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017.

65
The words “prepare a report and pass an order in the manner” were substituted for the words “make
a report and passed order in a manner similar” by section 2(e) of The Code of Civil Procedure
(Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

66
The comma and words “, Legal Aid Officer” were inserted after the word “representatives” by section
2(e) of Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2017.

67
Section 89C was inserted by section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act
No. VIII of 2006)

68
The word “shall” was substituted for the word “may” by section 3(a) of The Code of Civil Procedure
(Amendment) Act, 2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

69
Sub-section (2) was substituted by section 3(b) of The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act,
2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

70
Section 89D and 89E were inserted by section 4 of The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act,
2012 (Act No. XXXVI of 2012).

71
The words "Attorney General" were substituted, for the words "Advocate General" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

72The words "Attorney General" were substituted, for the words "Advocate General" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

73The words "Attorney General" were substituted, for the words "Advocate General" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

74
The words "Attorney General" were substituted, for the words "Advocate General" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

75
The words "ten thousand" were substituted, for the words "one thousand" by section 5 of the Code of
Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act, 2003 (Act No. XL of 2003)

76
Clause (a) to (f) were omitted by section 49 and 3rd Schedule of the Arbitration Act, 1940 (Act No. X
of 1940)

77
Clause (ff) was inserted by section 3 of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1922 (Act No. IX of
1922)

78
The words "or local" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

79
The words "Appellate Division" were substituted, for the words "Supreme Court" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

80
The words "Appellate Division" were substituted, for the words "Supreme Court" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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The words "Appellate Division" were substituted, for the words "Supreme Court" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

82
The words "Appellate Division" were substituted, for the words "Supreme Court" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

83
Clause (b) was omitted by the Schedule of the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XLIX of
1978)

84
The words and figure "Appellate Division under article 103 of the Constitution of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh" were substituted, for the words and figure "Supreme Court under Article 158 of
the Constitution" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration)
Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

85
The words "to the Appellate Division" were substituted, for the words "to that Court" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

86
The words "before that Division" were substituted, for the words "before that Court" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

87
Section 115 was substituted, by section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Third Amendment) Act,
2003 (Act No. XL of 2003)

88
The comma and words ", vakils and attorneys" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

89
Section 122 was substituted, for the original section 122 by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

90
The words "for the purpose" were substituted, for the words "at the town which is the usual place of
siting of each of the High Courts" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

91
Sub-section (2) was substituted, by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision
And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

92
The word "each" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

93
The words "the Committee" were substituted, for the words "a Committee" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

94
The words "such Committee" were substituted, for the words "any such Committee" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

95
The words and comma "or ceases to reside in the Province in which the Committee was constituted,"
were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act,
1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

96
The word "each" was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And
Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
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The word "The" was substituted, for the word "Every" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the
Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

98
The words "Supreme Court" were substituted, for the words "High Court" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

99
The words "established at the town at which it is constituted" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

100
The words "Supreme Court" were substituted, for the words "High Court" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

101
The commas and words ", within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the High Court which made
them," were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration)
Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

102
The words "the Government" were substituted, for the words "such Government" by section 3 and
2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

103
Section 135A was inserted by section 3 of the Legislative Members Exemption Act, 1925 (Act No.
XXIII of 1925)

104
The word "Parliament" was substituted, for the letter and word "a Legislature" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

105The word "Parliament" was substituted, for the words "such Legislature" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).

106The word "Parliament" was substituted, for the words "such Legislature" by section 3 and 2nd
Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

107
The words "the Supreme Court" were substituted, for the letter and word "a High Court" by section 3
and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)

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