Pecuniary jurisdiction
Section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 deals with pecuniary jurisdiction. Save in so far as is otherwise expressly provided, nothing 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. The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1909.
Save in so far as is otherwise expressly provided, nothing 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.
Section 6, The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Saraswatibai Bishwambarlal Charity Trust Thr.1. Sudarshan Malpani, Ors. vs Gopal Traders Private Limited
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
A suit seeking avoidance of a Deed of Additional Right of Way is to be valued under Section 6(iv)(ha) of the Maharashtra Court Fees Act, on the consideration monetised for the easementary right, and not under Section 6(iv)(j); the valuation so arrived at decided whether the City Civil Court, rather than the High Court, could try the suit.
On this section: Shows that the statutory valuation of the subject-matter is what determines whether the suit falls inside or outside the pecuniary limits of a court's ordinary jurisdiction under Section 6.
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Icon Controls PVT LTD vs Alstom Projects India LTD
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
In a money recovery suit the valuation for court fee under the Court Fees Act, 1870, and therefore the pecuniary jurisdiction of the trial court, is computed on the amount claimed as due; future and pendente lite interest, being discretionary under Section 34 of the Code, is excluded from that computation.
On this section: Works out how 'the amount or value of the subject-matter' is fixed for deciding whether a suit exceeds the pecuniary limits that Section 6 preserves for a court's ordinary jurisdiction.
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Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… learned Single Judge in CS(OS) No. 683/2007 dismissing the partition suit under Order XII Rule 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ("CPC') with liberty to approach the competent Court at Sonepat, Haryana for partition of land situated in Barota. 3. The subject suit was filed by the Appellant-plaintiff under Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 for partition, injunction and accounts involving five properties held by the Appellant-plaintiff's father – Late Major General Budh Singh against the legal heirs of Anup Singh i.e. brother of Appellant-plaintiff and her sister, Respondent No.6, who is supporting the case of the …
Questions about Section 6
What have the courts held on Section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure?
Saraswatibai Bishwambarlal Charity Trust Thr.1. Sudarshan Malpani, Ors. vs Gopal Traders Private Limited (09 Nov 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Shows that the statutory valuation of the subject-matter is what determines whether the suit falls inside or outside the pecuniary limits of a court's ordinary jurisdiction under Section 6. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2012 to 2023.
How do I find court cases under Section 6 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 6, section 6 CPC, section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure. People searching for it also type cpc 6 rule 17 and cpc 6 pay matrix. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Saraswatibai Bishwambarlal Charity Trust Thr.1. Sudarshan Malpani, Ors. vs Gopal Traders Private Limited (09 Nov 2023).
When did Section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure come into force?
Section 6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, cited as CPC 6, 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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