Continuance of orders under repealed enactments
Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 deals with continuance of orders under repealed enactments. Notifications published, declarations and rules made, places appointed, agreements filed, scales prescribed, forms framed, appointments made and powers conferred under Act VIII of 1859 or under any Code of Civil Procedure or any Act amending the same or under any other enactment hereby repealed shal The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1909.
Notifications published, declarations and rules made, places appointed, agreements filed, scales prescribed, forms framed, appointments made and powers conferred under Act VIII of 1859 or under any Code of Civil Procedure or any Act amending the same or under any other enactment hereby repealed shall, so far as they are consistent with this Code, have the same force and effect as if they had been respectively published, made, appointed, filed, prescribed, framed and conferred under this Code and by the authority empowered thereby in such behalf.
Section 157, The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).
Judgments citing this section
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… This petition, under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, assails an order dated 7th April, 2022, passed by the learned Additional District Judge (the learned ADJ) disposing of an application filed by the petitioner (as the appellant before the learned ADJ) under Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC). 3. As learned Counsel for both sides are agreeable to this matter being remanded to the learned ADJ to return a proper finding on the prayer in the petitioner's application, no detailed allusion to facts is necessary. A brief recital would suffice. 4. Against order …
Questions about Section 157
What does Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure deal with?
Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure is headed "Continuance of orders under repealed enactments". Notifications published, declarations and rules made, places appointed, agreements filed, scales prescribed, forms framed, appointments made and powers conferred under Act VIII of 1859 or under any Code of Civil Procedure or any Act amending the same or under any other enactment hereby repealed shal
How do I find court cases under Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: CPC 157, section 157 CPC, section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure. People searching for it also type bpc 157 and bpc 157 and tb 500. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure come into force?
Section 157 of the Code of Civil Procedure, cited as CPC 157, came into force on 01 Jan 1909, having been enacted on 21 Mar 1908. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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