Civil Procedure Code (CPC) Sections

Section 1 – Short title, commencement and extent

Section 2 – Definitions

Section 3 – Subordination of Courts

Section 4 – Savings

Section 5 – Application of the Code of Revenue Courts

Section 6 – Pecuniary jurisdiction

Section 7 – Provincial Small Cause Courts

Section 8 – Presidency Small Cause Courts

Section 9 – Courts to try all civil suits unless barred

Section 10 – Stay of suit

Section 11 – Res judicata

Section 12 – Bar to further suit

Section 13 – When foreign judgment not conclusive

Section 14 – Presumption as to foreign judgments

Section 15 – Court in which suits to be instituted

Section 16 – Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate

Section 17 – Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts

Section 18 – Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain

Section 19 – Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movable property

Section 20 – Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises

Section 21 – Objections to jurisdiction

Section 21a – Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing

Section 22 – Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court

Section 23 – To what Court application lies

Section 24 – General power of transfer and withdrawal

Section 25 – Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc

Section 26 – Institution of suits

Section 27 – Summons to defendants

Section 28 – Service of summons where defendant resides in another State

Section 29 – Service of foreign summons

Section 30 – Power to order discovery and the like

Section 31 – Summons to witness

Section 32 – Penalty for default

Section 33 – Judgment and decree

Section 34 – Interest

Section 35 – Costs

Section 35a – Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defenses

Section 35b – Costs for causing delay

Section 36 – Application to orders

Section 37 – Definition of Court which passed a decree

Section 38 – Court by which decree may be executed

Section 39 – Transfer of decree

Section 40 – Transfer of decree to Court in another State

Section 41 – Result of execution proceedings to be certified

Section 42 – Powers of Court in executing transferred decree

Section 43 – Execution of decrees passed by Civil Courts in places to which this Code does not extend

Section 44 – Execution of decrees passed by Revenue Court in places to which this Code does not extend

Section 44a – Execution of decrees passed by Courts in reciprocating territory

Section 45 – Execution of decrees outside India

Section 46 – Precepts

Section 47 – Questions to be determined by the Court executing decree

Section 48 – Execution barred in certain cases

Section 49 – Transferee

Section 50 – Legal representative

Section 51 – Powers of Court to enforce execution

Section 52 – Enforcement of decree against legal representative

Section 53 – Liability of ancestral property

Section 54 – Partition of estate or separation of share

Section 55 – Arrest and detention

Section 56 – Prohibition of arrest or detention of women in execution of decree for money

Section 57 – Subsistence allowance

Section 58 – Detention and release

Section 59 – Release on ground of illness

Section 60 – Property liable to attachment and sale in execution of decree

Section 61 – Partial exemption of agricultural produce

Section 62 – Seizure of property in dwelling-house

Section 63 – Property attached in execution of decrees of several Courts

Section 64 – Private alienation of property after attachment to be void

Section 65 – Purchaser’s title

Section 66 – ***

Section 67 – Power for State Government to make rules as to sales of land in execution of decrees for payment of money

Section 68 – Rep. by the CPC (Amendment) Act, 1956

Section 69 – Rep. by the CPC (Amendment) Act, 1956

Section 70 – Rep. by the CPC (Amendment) Act, 1956

Section 71 – Rep. by the CPC (Amendment) Act, 1956

Section 72 – Rep. by the CPC (Amendment) Act, 1956

Section 73 – Proceeds of execution

Section 74 – Resistance to execution

Section 75 – Power of court to issue commissions

Section 76 – Commission to another Court

Section 77 – Letter of request

Section 78 – Commissions issued by foreign Courts

Section 79 – Suits by or against Government

Section 80 – Notice

Section 81 – Exemption from arrest and personal appearance

Section 82 – Execution of decree

Section 83 – When aliens may sue

Section 84 – When foreign State may sue

Section 85 – Persons specially appointed by Government to prosecute or defend on behalf of foreign Rulers

Section 86 – Suits against foreign Rulers, Ambassadors and Envoys

Section 87 – Style of foreign Rulers as parties to suits

Section 87a – Definitions of “foreign State” and “Ruler

Section 87b – Applications of sections 85 and 86 to Rulers of former Indian States

Section 88 – Where interpleader suit may be reinstituted

Section 89 – Arbitration

Section 90 – Power to state case for opinion of Court

Section 91 – Public nuisances and other wrongful acts affecting the public

Section 92 – Public charities

Section 93 – Exercise of powers of Advocate

Section 94 – Supplemental Proceedings

Section 95 – Compensation for obtaining arrest, attachment or injunction on insufficient grounds

Section 96 – Appeal from original decree

Section 97 – Appeal from final decree where no appeal from preliminary decree

Section 98 – Decision where appeal heard by two or more Judges

Section 99 – No decree to be reversed or modified for error or irregularity not affecting merits or jurisdiction

Section 99a – No order under section 47 to be refused or modified unless decision of the case is prejudicially affected

Section 100 – Second appeal

Section 100a – No further appeal in certain cases

Section 101 – Second appeal on no other grounds

Section 102 – No second appeal in certain suits

Section 103 – Power of High Court to determine issues of fact

Section 104 – Orders from which appeal lies

Section 105 – Other orders

Section 106 – What Courts to hear appeals

Section 107 – Powers of Appellate Court

Section 108 – Procedure in appeals from appellate decrees and orders

Section 109 – When appeals lie to the Supreme Court

Section 110 – Value of subject matters

Section 111 – Bar of certain appeals

Section 111a – Appeals to Federal Court

Section 112 – Savings

Section 113 – Reference to High Court

Section 114 – Review

Section 115 – Revision

Section 116 – Part to apply only to certain High Courts

Section 117 – Application of Code to High Court

Section 118 – Execution of decree before ascertainment of costs

Section 119 – Unauthorized persons not to address Court

Section 120 – Provisions not applicable to High Court in original civil jurisdiction

Section 121 – Effect of rules in First Schedule

Section 122 – Power of certain High Courts to make rules

Section 123 – Constitution of Rule Committees in certain States

Section 124 – Committee to report to High Court

Section 125 – Power of other High Courts to make rules

Section 126 – Rules to be subject to approval

Section 127 – Publication of rules

Section 128 – Matters for which rules may provide

Section 129 – Power of High Court to make rules as to their original Civil Procedure

Section 130 – Powers of other High Court to make rules as to matters other than procedure

Section 131 – Publication of rules

Section 132 – Exemption of certain women from personal appearance

Section 133 – Exemption of other persons

Section 134 – Arrest other than in execution of decree

Section 135 – Exemption from arrest under civil process

Section 135a – Exemption of members of legislative bodies from arrest and detention under civil process

Section 136 – Procedure where person to be arrested or property to be attached is outside district

Section 137 – Language of subordinate Courts

Section 138 – Power of High Court to require evidence to be recorded in English

Section 139 – Oath on affidavit by whom to be administered

Section 140 – Assessors in causes of salvage etc

Section 141 – Miscellaneous proceedings

Section 142 – Orders and notices to be in writing

Section 143 – Postage

Section 144 – Application for restitution

Section 145 – Enforcement of liability of surety

Section 146 – Proceedings by or against representatives

Section 147 – Consent or agreement by persons under disability

Section 148 – Enlargement of time

Section 148a – Right to lodge a caveat

Section 149 – Power to make up deficiency of court-fees

Section 150 – Transfer of business

Section 151 – Saving of inherent powers of Court

Section 152 – Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders

Section 153 – General power to amend

Section 153a – Power to amend decree or order where appeal is summarily dismissed

Section 153b – Place of trial to be deemed to be open Court

Section 154 – Saving of present right of appeal

Section 155 – Amendment of certain Acts

Section 156 – Repeals

Section 157 – Continuance of orders under repealed enactments

Section 158 – Reference to Code of Civil Procedure and other repealed enactments