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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. Pecuniary jurisdiction
- B. Appellate jurisdiction
- C. Civil as well as criminal
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 6 of the CPC concerns the monetary limit within which a court may entertain a suit, known as pecuniary jurisdiction.
Correct answer: Pecuniary jurisdiction- A. Civil Courts
- B. Criminal Courts
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: The Code of Civil Procedure governs procedure in civil courts, whereas criminal proceedings are governed principally by the Code of…
Correct answer: Criminal Courts- A. (14), of C.P.C.
- B. (15), of C.P.C.
- C. (16), of C.P.C.
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 2(14) defines an order as the formal expression of any decision of a civil court that is not a decree.
Correct answer: (14), of C.P.C.- A. Section 2(11)
- B. Section 2(12)
- C. Section 2(13)
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 2(11) defines a legal representative as a person who legally represents the estate of a deceased person, including an intermeddler…
Correct answer: Section 2(11)- A. Judgment
- B. Decree
- C. Order
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A judgment is the statement given by the judge of the grounds of a decree or order.
Correct answer: Judgment- A. Judgment debtor
- B. Judgment holder
- C. None of the above
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A person against whom a decree has been passed, or against whom an executable order has been made, is the judgment debtor.
Correct answer: Judgment debtor- A. 2 sub section (3),
- B. 2 sub section (4),
- C. 2 sub section (5),
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 2(3) defines a decree-holder as a person in whose favour a decree has been passed or an executable order made.
Correct answer: 2 sub section (3),- A. Plaint
- B. Definitions
- C. Jurisdiction
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Section 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure is the interpretation clause containing statutory definitions, including decree, judgment…
Correct answer: Definitions- A. Order
- B. Judgment
- C. None of the above
- D. None of the these
Explanation: A judgment gives the court’s reasoning and conclusions, while the decree expresses the formal and operative relief flowing from that…
Correct answer: Judgment- A. XI
- B. XII
- C. XIII
- D. None of the these
Explanation: The Code is arranged into eleven Parts, covering matters from suits and execution to appeals, reference, review, revision, rule-making and…
Correct answer: XI- A. 21st March, 1908
- B. 22nd March, 1909
- C. 1st January, 1909
- D. None of the these
Explanation: Although the Code was enacted in 1908, its commencement date was 1 January 1909.
Correct answer: 1st January, 1909- A. Code of Civil Procedure
- B. Civil Courts Act
- C. Criminal Procedure Code
- D. None of the these
Explanation: The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, lays down the general procedural law governing civil courts and civil litigation.
Correct answer: Code of Civil Procedure