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Ļ¯ೇಷ ªಾಜÍ ಪĦÎೆ
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION SECRETARIAT
NOTIFICATION
NO: DPAL 20 SHASANA 2023, BENGALURU, DATED: 29.02.2024
The Code of Civil Procedure (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2023 ಇದಃౙ 2024ರ
ಬವค ൟಂಗಳ 18ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃౣიಧౘರ ಅඝಮൟ අฉൟൿ౪, ನ
ൟำವัಃಛಜ ಇದඝ౬ 2024ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:08 ಎಂ්ർಜ ಕකბಟಕ
ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜಪൟಃ (ූಗ IV) ಯย ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
KARNATAKA ACT NO. 08 OF 2024
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 29th day of February 2024)
THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (KARNATAKA AMEDMENT) ACT, 2023
(Received the assent of the President on the 18th day of February, 2024)
An Act further to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of
1908) in its application to the State of Karnataka, to provide for speedy disposal of
cases in which persons having no sustained strength to fight prolonged litigation
in courts are involved.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(Central Act 5 of 1908) to secure to persons having no sustained strength to fight
prolonged litigation in courts of Law by reason of their being small or marginal
farmers and persons of the economically weaker sections i.e., persons whose
income from all sources does not exceed fifty thousand rupees in a year, speedy
justice by stipulating a reasonable time frame within which such cases shall be
disposed of on preference;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka Legislature in the seventy fourth year of the
Republic as follows:-
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Part – IVA
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BENGALURU, THURSDAY, 29, FEBRUARY, 2024(PHALGUNA, 10, SHAKAVARSHA, 1945)
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No. 127
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1. Short title, commencement and extent.- (1) This Act may be called the
Code of Civil Procedure (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2023.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Karnataka.
(3) It shall come into force from such date as the state Government may by
notification appoint.
2. Insertion of new rule 4 in Order XVII C.P.C.- In Order XVII of the Code
of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) after rule 3, the following shall be
inserted, namely:-
"4. Priority of disposal of cases involving small farmers and persons
belonging to the economically weaker sections.- (1) Where in any suit or other
proceeding in any court, a small farmer or a person belonging to the economically
weaker sections is involved either as plaintiff or as defendant, such case shall be
taken up on priority over other cases listed for the day.
(2) The Court shall hear and dispose of such case, as far as possible within
six months,-
(i) in a case pending on the date of commencement of the Code of Civil
Procedure (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2023 from such date of commencement
or the date next fixed for hearing of the case, or;
(ii) in a case filed after the commencement of the Code of Civil Procedure
(Karnataka Amendment) Act, 2023 from the date fixed in the summons or notice
of such suit or proceeding for the appearance of the defendant or respondent.
(3) (i) Notwithstanding anything said in clause (i) of sub-rule (2) above a party
claiming benefit of this rule, may apply to the Court along with an affidavit in
proof of his beneficiary status, for disposal of his case on preference in accordance
with the provisions of this rule.
(ii) In cases filed after the commencement of this Amendment Act, the
beneficiary may apply to the Court, if he is the plaintiff, and if he is a defendant on
the date of his first appearance before Court, in response to the summons, in the
same manner as in clause (i) above.
(iii) Where the beneficiary status of the applicant is disputed the Court shall
try the question summarily and dispose of the application as for as possible within
fifteen days, on such terms including compensatory costs.
(4) In disposing of a case under this rule the Court may, in appropriate
circumstances, adopt the procedure set out in the provisions of Order X, Order XII
and Order XXXVII of the Code.
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(5) No adjournment shall be granted in such a case at the instance of the
opponent of the beneficiary, except for compelling reasons to be recorded by the
Court.
Explanation 1: For the purposes of this rule a 'case' includes a suit or other
proceeding arising out of such suit pending in the High Court, or other Civil Courts.
Explanation 2: 'Small farmer' means a person who on the date of
commencement of this Act, holds whether as owner, or mortgagee with possession
or partly in one capacity and partly in another not more than such units of land,
the annual income from which does not exceed such amount as determined by the
State Government and who has no income from any source other than agriculture.
Explanation 3: 'Persons belonging to weaker section' means persons whose
annual income from all sources does not exceed as specified by the Government
from time to time.
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Karnataka,
G.SRIDHAR
Secretary to Government
Department of Parliamentary
Affairs and Legislation
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ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ ರಚච ಸ฿ಲಯ
ಅඌಚච
ಒ: ವ๎ಇ 20 ๎ಸನ 2023, ಂಗิฆ, ൽකಂಕ: 29.02.2024
The Karnataka Official Language Act, 1963 (Karnataka Act 26 of 1963) ರ
ಪಕರಣ 5-ಎ ರ ಅലಯย ಅඌಂತತัದ the Code of Civil Procedure (Karnataka
Amendment) Act, 2023 (Karnataka Act No 08 of 2024) ರ ಕನ౬ಡ ූಂತರವඝ౬
ಅඌಂತ ಪಠๅಂൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ฃಜಪൟಃ (ූಗ-IV) ಯย
ಪಕഔಸಃಂൿ ಆඃ๏ಸมಜං,-
2024 ರ ಕකბಟಕ ಅඌඛಯಮ ಒ:08
(2024ರ ಬವค ൟಂಗಳ 29 ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಪತದ เ๕ಷ ಃಯย ෮ದฤ ಪಕಟ฿ಜං)
เฯ ಪ౾෴ (ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023
(2024 ರ ಬವค ൟಂಗಳ 18ඡ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃౣიಧౘคಂದ ಅඝಮൟಯඝ౬ ಪഷಯมಜං)
ൽೕಘბ౽ಲൽಂದ ක෴ಲಯಗಳย ౾ฆವ ฿ಜದ เฆದ౫ ຄೕฃಡฤ ౩ರ
ಬಲವඝ౬ ຄಂൽರದ ವ౾౨ಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലฆವ ಪಕರಣಗಳ ತ౷คತ เศ฿คಛಜ ಉಪීಧ
ಕย౭ಸฤ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಃౙ ಅನ౷ಯ฿ಞ๋ เฯ ಪ౾෴ , 1908 (1908ರ ಄ಂದ
ಅඌඛಯಮ 5)ಃౙ ಮತ౨ౣ ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴವ ಒಂൿ ಅඌඛಯಮ.
ಸಣ౧ ಅಥ฿ ಅൟಸಣ౧ ซತฆ ಟ ಆ൮ბಕ฿ಜ ൿಬბಲ฿ದ ವಗბಗಳ ವ౾౨ಗำ ಎಂದฉ,
ಅವರ ಎม ෩ಲಗัಂದ ಬฆವ ಆඋಯโ ฿ბಕ ಐವൡ౨ เರ งඩಗัಡ ෦ೕರದ
౽ರಣൽಂದ ൽೕಘბ౽ಲൽಂದ ක෴ಲಯಗಳย ౾ฆವ ฿ಜದ เฆದ౫ ຄೕฃಡฤ
౩ರ ಬಲವඝ౬ ຄಂൽರದ ವ౾౨ಗัಡ ಭದಯඝ౬ ඛೕಡฤ ಮൡ౨ ಅಂಥ ಪಕರಣಗಳඝ౬
ಆದಯ ෬ว เว ഴโದ౽ౙಜ ಕ౨ ౽ಲ෦ൟಯඝ౬ ತൡ౨ಪലವ ෩ಲಕ ತ౷คತ
කಯವඝ౬ ಒದಜಸฤ เฯ ಪ౾෴ , 1908 (1908ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 5)ಃౙ ಮತ౨ౣ
ൟൿ౪ಪല ഴโൿ ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;
ಇൿ, ූರತ ಗಣฃಜದ ಎಪ౭൞౬ಲౙඡ ವಷბದย ಕකბಟಕ เඋನಡಲൽಂದ ಈ
෨ಂൽඦ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-
1. ౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ, ඩฏಭ ಮൡ౨ ฿ඪ౨.- (1)ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ เฯ ಪ౾෴
(ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023 ಎಂൿಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ಇൿ, ಇലೕ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜಃౙ ฿ಪ౨฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.
(3) ಇൿ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌಚච ෩ಲಕ ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬർඈಥ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ
೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪
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2. เฯ ಪ౾෴ ಯ ಕඃಶ XVII ರย ຄಸ ඛಯಮ 4ರ ಪბഷ.- เฯ
ಪ౾෴ , 1908 (1908ರ ಄ಂದ ಅඌඛಯಮ 5)ರ ಕඃಶ XVIIರย 3ඡ ඛಯಮದ
ತฆ฿ಯ ಈ ෨ಂൽನದඝ౬ คಸತಕౙൿ౪, ಎಂದฉ:-
“4. ಸಣ౧ ซತฆ ಮൡ౨ ಆ൮ბಕ฿ಜ ൿಬბಲ฿ದ ವಗბಗัಡ คฆವ ವ౾౨ಗಳඝ౬
ಒಳತಂലฆವ ಪಕರಣಗಳ เศ฿คಡ ಆದ.-(1) ෴โඃ ක෴ಲಯದยನ ෴โඃ
ർๅ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ เವರൕಯย ಸಣ౧ ซತฆ ಅಥ฿ ಆ൮ბಕ฿ಜ ൿಬბಲ฿ದ ವಗბಗัಡ
คฆವ ವ౾౨ ฿ൽ෴ಜ ಅಥ฿ ಪൟ฿ൽ෴ಜ ಒಳತಂലฆವย ಆ ൽನದ ಪഔౣಯย
คฆವ ಪಕರಣಗัಜಂತ ಅಂಥ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ ಆದಯ ෬ว ಡൿಆಳತಕౙൿ౪.
(2) ක෴ಲಯโ,-
(i) เฯ ಪ౾෴ (ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023ರ ඩฏಭದ
ൽකಂಕඈൿ ಪಕರಣโ ౾ฆವย ಅಂಥ ඩฏಭದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಅಥ฿ ಪಕರಣದ
කವൕಛಜ ඛಗൽಪലದ ತฆ฿ಯದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ, ಅಥ฿;
(ii) เฯ ಪ౾෴ (ಕකბಟಕ ൟൿ౪ಪല) ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2023ರ ඩฏಭದ ൽකಂಕದ
ತฆ฿ಯ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ ർಖฤ ലฆವย ಅಂಥ ർๅ ಅಥ฿ ವವಹರൕಯ ಸಮඝ౬ಗಳย
ಅಥ฿ ඣೕഔೕನย ฿ൽ ಅಥ฿ ಪൟ฿ൽಯ ಜฃൟಛಜ ඛಜൽಪലದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ,
-ಆฆ ൟಂಗಳ ಒಳಡ ಧ฿ದౣ ಗච ಅಂಥ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ කವൕ ല, เว
ಡತಕౙൿ౪.
(3) (i) ෬ยನ (2)ඡ ಉಪඛಯಮದ ಘಡ (i)ನย ಏඡ ຂัർ౪ಟ ಈ ඛಯಮದ
ಪೕಜನವඝ౬ ಃೕ෨ ഴವ ಪౘ౽ರඝ ಈ ඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗัಡ ಅඝರ฿ಜ ತನ౬
ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ ಆದ ෬ว เว ഴโದ౽ౙಜ, ತನ౬ ಪೕಜನದ ౩ൟಗൟಯ ฆ೩฿ൟನ
งಪದย ಒಂൿ ಅඹೕറเഡ ඣಂൽಡ ක෴ಲಯಃౙ ಅ೧ბಸยಸಬൿ.
(ii) ಈ ൟൿ౪ಪല ಅඌඛಯಮದ ඩฏಭದ ತฆ฿ಯ ർಖฤಡมದ ಪಕರಣಗಳย,
ಫมඝಭเ ಆತඝ ฿ൽ෴ಜರย ಮൡ౨ ಪൟ฿ൽ෴ಜರย ಸಮඝ౬ಗัಡ ಪൟ෴ಜ
ක෴ಲಯದ ෨ಂං ತನ౬ ෮ದಲ ಜฃൟಯ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ෬ยನ ಘಡ (i)ರยฆ๋ತಹ
คೕൟಯย ක෴ಲಯಃౙ ಅ೧ბ ಸยಸಬൿ.
(iii) ಅ೧ბർರನ ಪೕಜನದ ౩ൟಗൟ เ฿ൽತ฿ಜฆವย ක෴ಲಯโ ನಷౣ
ಪคರಕ ನಷౣಗิ คඈ ಅಂಥ ඛීಧචಗಳ ෬ว, ಹൽජൿ ൽನಗูಳಛಜ
ಧ฿ದౣ ಗච ౾౹ಪ฿ಜ ಅ೧ბಯඝ౬ ಅඌเೈರൕ ല เว ಡತಕౙൿ౪.
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(4) ಈ ඛಯಮದ ಅലಯย ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ เว ഴ฿ಗ, ක෴ಲಯโ ಕ౨
ಸඛ౬ๆಶಗಳย ಯ ಕඃಶ X, ಕඃಶ XII ಮൡ౨ ಕඃಶ XXXVIIರ ಉಪීಧಗಳย
ඛงඪಸมದ ౽ಯბเඋನವඝ౬ ಅಳವലಆಳಬൿ.
(5)
ක෴ಲಯโ
ർಖยಸ౽ದ
౽ರಣಗಳඝ౬
ಗโದ౽ౙಜ
ຄರൡ
ಫมඝಭเಯ ಪൟ฿ൽಯ ౽ರಣൽಂർಜ ಅಂಥ ಪಕರಣವඝ౬ ෨ಂലಃ ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ.
เವರൕ1: ಈ ඛಯಮದ ಉං౪ೕಶಗัಛಜ, “ಪಕರಣ” ಎಂಬ ಪದโ, ർๅ ಅಥ฿
ಉಚක෴ಲಯ ಅಥ฿ ಇತฉ เฯ ක෴ಲಯಗಳย ಇತಥბದยฆ๋ಥ ർๅಂದ
ಉದเವ ಇತฉ ವವಹರൕಯඝ౬ ಒಳತಂലತಂലฆತ౨ං.
เವರൕ2: “ಸಣ౧ ซತ” ಎಂದฉ, ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ඩฏಭದ ൽකಂಕඈൿ ฃಜ
ಸ౽ბರโ
ඛಧბคඈ
ಅಂಥ
ಜ෦ೕඛಡ
ກಲದ
ಜ෦ೕඛನ
ಒಡಯකಜ
ಅಥ฿
ಅಡನർರකಜ ౷ඌೕನಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಅಥ฿ ಒಂൿ ಮಥბದย ූಗ๛ ಮൡ౨
ಇඣ౬ಂದರย ූಗ๛ ౷ඌೕನಯඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ, ಅಂಥ ෮ತ౨ವඝ౬ ෦ೕರದ ฿ბಕ
ವರನವඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ ಮൡ౨ ಂಯඝ౬ ຄರൡಪല ಇತฉ ෴โඃ ෩ಲൽಂದ
ಆർಯವඝ౬ ຄಂൽರದ ವ౾౨.
เವರൕ3: “ൿಬბಲ ವಗბಃౙ คದ ವ౾౨ಗำ” ಎಂದฉ, ಎม ෩ಲಗัಂದ ෴ರ ฿ბಕ
ಆർಯโ ฃಜ ಸ౽ბರโ ౽ಲ౽ಲಃౙ ඛൽბಷౣಪലඈಥ ෮ತ౨ವඝ౬ ෦ೕคರൽಲ่ೕ ಅಂಥ
ವ౾౨ಗำ.
The above translation of the Code of Civil Procedure (Karnataka Amendment)
Act, 2023 (Karnataka Act No.08 of 2024) shall be authoritative text in Kannada
language under section 5-A of the Karnataka Official Language Act, 1963
(Karnataka Act 26 of 1963).
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ಸൽೕಯ ವವರಗำ ಮൡ౨
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