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Civil law governs disputes involving private rights, including contracts, property, family relations, torts and compensation. The subject explains breach of duty, civil liability, damages, specific relief, injunctions and other remedies, while distinguishing private claims between individuals from criminal proceedings brought to punish offences against the state.
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- A. 7(vii)
- B. 7(viii)
- C. 7(ix)
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 7(viii) deals with suits seeking to set aside an attachment, while the neighbouring clauses address different categories of civil…
Correct answer: 7(viii)- A. Court fees for movable property having market value
- B. Court feeds for movable property having no market value
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 7(iii) covers suits concerning movable property that has a market value; movable property without a market value is addressed…
Correct answer: Court fees for movable property having market value- A. According to the amount claimed
- B. According Court direction
- C. According revenue officers directions
- D. None of these
Explanation: Under section 7(i), suits for money, damages, compensation, maintenance or other periodically payable sums are assessed according to the…
Correct answer: According to the amount claimed- A. According to the aluation of the subject satisfactory ascertainable
- B. Value of subject matter to certain conditions
- C. None of the above
- D. None of these
Explanation: Ad valorem means a fee calculated according to the value of the subject matter.
Correct answer: According to the aluation of the subject satisfactory ascertainable- A. 5
- B. 6
- C. 7
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 6 requires the prescribed fee on documents filed in a Mufassil Court or public office.
Correct answer: 6- A. Levy of Court fees in Court of Civil Judge in their ordinary jurisdiction
- B. Levy of Court fees in District Judge Court
- C. Levy of Court Fees in High Court in their extra ordinary jurisdiction
- D. None of these
Explanation: Section 3 deals with court fees in proceedings before a High Court exercising its extraordinary original civil jurisdiction.
Correct answer: Levy of Court Fees in High Court in their extra ordinary jurisdiction- A. Government
- B. Court
- C. Litigant
- D. None of these
Explanation: The court determines questions concerning the proper valuation and amount of court fee when such an issue arises.
Correct answer: Court- A. To create technicalities for litigants
- B. To collect revenue for State
- C. To put burden upon litigants
- D. None of these
Explanation: The principal object of the Court Fees Act is fiscal: it imposes fees on specified legal proceedings to raise revenue for the State.
Correct answer: To collect revenue for State- A. 30
- B. 36
- C. 42
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Court Fees Act, 1870 contains 36 sections, along with schedules prescribing various fees.
Correct answer: 36- A. 11th March, 1870
- B. 11th April, 1870
- C. 11th June, 1870
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Court Fees Act was enacted on 11 March 1870. The later April and June dates do not correspond to its enactment date.
Correct answer: 11th March, 1870- A. Provincial Small Causes Courts
- B. Presidential Small Causes Courts
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order X, Rule 3 is excluded from proceedings in Provincial Small Causes Courts under the special provisions governing those courts.
Correct answer: Provincial Small Causes Courts- A. Provincial Small Causes Courts
- B. Ordinary Civil Courts
- C. Presidency Small Causes Courts
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order L contains the special provisions relating to Provincial Small Causes Courts.
Correct answer: Provincial Small Causes Courts- A. High Court
- B. Provincial small causes courts
- C. Special Court
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XLIX contains special provisions relating to certain courts, including provisions concerning High Courts in the applicable CPC…
Correct answer: High Court- A. Miscellaneous
- B. Revision
- C. Review
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XLVIII is the CPC’s miscellaneous order, covering matters that do not fit within the principal procedural orders.
Correct answer: Miscellaneous- A. Notice to opposite party
- B. Notice to Court Officer
- C. Notice to Revenue Officers
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A review cannot ordinarily be granted without prior notice to the opposite party, giving that party an opportunity to be heard.
Correct answer: Notice to opposite party- A. Apply for revision
- B. Apply for review
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A person aggrieved by a decree may seek review where an appeal is allowed but has not been preferred, subject to the conditions in Order…
Correct answer: Apply for review- A. Appeal in small causes
- B. Review
- C. Revision
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XLVII governs review of judgments, decrees and orders, including the grounds and procedure for seeking review.
Correct answer: Review- A. The Court facing question of law himself
- B. The Court through parties of the case
- C. Both A and B
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A subordinate court may refer a question of law to the High Court on its own motion or when the issue is raised through a party’s…
Correct answer: Both A and B- A. Reference to High Court
- B. Reference to Federal Court
- C. Reference to Supreme Court
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Order XLVI deals with references to the High Court, enabling a subordinate court to obtain the High Court’s decision on a relevant…
Correct answer: Reference to High Court- A. To Supreme Court
- B. To any High Court
- C. To High Court from which the appeal to Federal Court was preferred
- D. None of the these
Explanation: An application to execute a Federal Court order under the cited provision was made to the High Court from which the appeal had originally…
Correct answer: To High Court from which the appeal to Federal Court was preferred