Ǔनबंधन संÉ या पी0टȣ0-40
असाधारण अंक
ǐबहार सरकार Ʈारा Ĥकािशत
9 आषाढ+ 1948 (श0)
(सं0 पटना 693) पटना, मंगलवार, 30 जून 2026
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laŒ ,yŒthŒ&01&01@2026@5074@yst—fcgkj fo/kku eaMy }kjk ;Fkkikfjr fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e]
ftl ij egkefge jk"Vªifr }kjk fnukad 16 twu 2026 dks vuqefr ns pqds gS] blds }kjk loZ&lk/kkj.k dh
lwpuk ds fy;s izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk gSA
2
ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 30 जून 2026
[fcgkj vf/kfu;e la[;k 12] 2026]
fcgkj flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 2026
fcgkj flfoy U;k;ky; fo/ks;d] 2026 dks vf/kfu;fer djus ds fy, vf/kfu;eA
izLrkoukA&pw¡fd fo|eku caxky] vkxjk ,oa vle flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 1887 la;qDr :i ls
rRle; caxky] vkxjk vkSj vle jkT;ksa ds fy, dsUnz ljdkj }kjk vf/kfu;fer fd;k x;k Fkk] ftlesa
oÙkZeku fcgkj izkar Hkh rRdkyhu caxky izkar esa 'kkfey Fkk vkSj vc fcgkj ,d i`Fkd ,oa iw.kZ jkT; gS(
blfy, i`Fkd flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e vko';d ,oa lehphu gS(
vr% vc Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds lrgÙkjosa o"kZ esa fcgkj jkT; fo/kku eaMy }kjk fuEufyf[kr :i esa
;g vf/kfu;fer gks%&
v/;k;&I
izkjafHkd
1-
laf{kIr uke foLrkj ,oa izkjaHkA&
¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e fcgkj flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 2026 dgk tk ldsxkA
¼2½
bldk foLrkj laiw.kZ fcgkj jkT; esa gksxkA
¼3½
;g vf/kfu;e jkti= esa izdk'ku dh frfFk ls izo`Ùk gksxkA
2-
ifjHkk"kk,¡A& bl vf/kfu;e esa vU;Fkk tc rd lanHkZ esa visf{kr u gks&
¼d½ ^^mPp U;k;ky;** ls vfHkizsr gS] fcgkj jkT; ds fy, iVuk mPp U;k;ky;(
¼[k½ ^^ftyk U;k;k/kh'k** ls vfHkizsr gS] iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k vkSj mlesa ftyk U;k;k/kh'k
'kkfey gSa(
¼x½
^^flfoy U;k;k/kh'k** ls vfHkizsr gS] flfoy U;k;k/kh'k vkSj ftlesa flfoy U;k;k/kh'k
¼ojh; dksfV½ vkSj flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ¼duh; dksfV½ 'kkfey gSa(
¼?k½ ^^jkT; ljdkj** ls vfHkizsr gS fcgkj ljdkjA
v/;k;&II
flfoy U;k;ky; dh LFkkiuk
3-
U;k;ky;ksa dk oxhZdj.kA& bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu flfoy U;k;ky; ds fuEufyf[kr oxZ
gksxsa ;Fkk%&
(i)
iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dk U;k;ky;(
(ii)
ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dk U;k;ky;(
(iii)
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ¼ojh; dksfV½ dk U;k;ky;] vkSj
(iv)
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ¼duh; dksfV½ dk U;k;ky;A
4-
ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ,oa flfoy U;k;k/kh'kksa dh la[;kA& ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ,oa
flfoy U;k;k/kh'kksa dk laoxZ cy jkT; ljdkj }kjk] mPp U;k;ky; ds ijke'kZ
ls] le;≤ ij fofuf'pr ;k mikrafjr fd;k tk ldsxkA
5-
ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ;k flfoy U;k;k/kh'k laoxZ esa fjfDr;k¡A&
¼1½
e`R;q] R;kxi= ;k U;k;k/kh'k ds gVk;s tkus ;k vU; dkj.k ls tc dHkh
ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ;k flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dk in fjDr gks ;k tc dHkh ftyk ,oa flfoy
U;k;k/kh'kksa ds inksa dh la[;k esa o`f) gks] rks Hkkjr dk lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn 233 ,oa
234 esa fofgr izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj fjfDr dks Hkjk tk ldsxkA
3
ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 30 जून 2026
¼2½
bl /kkjk dh fdlh ckr ls ;g vFkZ ugh yxk;k tk,xk fd fdlh ftyk
U;k;k/kh'k vFkok flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dks] ml vof/k ds fy,] tks mi;qDr lkspk tk;]
mls varfjr d`R;ksa ds vfrfjDr] ;FkkfLFkfr] vU; ftyk U;k;k/kh'k vFkok flfoy
U;k;k/kh'kksa ds d`R;ksa esa ls fdlh d`R; dk fuoZgu djus gsrq fu;qfDr djus ls mPp
U;k;ky; dks jksduk gSA
6-
U;k;ky;ksa dk iz'kklfud fu;a=.kA& iVuk mPp U;k;ky; ds v/kh{k.k ds v/;/khu
iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dk vius LFkkuh; vf/kdkfjrk lhek ds Hkhrj fLFkr lHkh flfoy U;k;ky;ksa
ij iz'kklfud fu;a=.k gksxkA
7-
ftyk U;k;ky; dk vLFkkbZ izHkkjA& iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dh e`R;q] in R;kx ;k muds
gVk;s tkus vFkok chekjh ls vleFkZ gks tkus] LFkkukarj.k ;k vius dÙkZO;ksa ds fuoZgu ls vU;Fkk
vFkok ml LFkku ls tgk¡ mudk U;k;ky; vk;ksftr gksrk gks] mldh vuqifLFkfr dh fLFkfr esa
ofj"Bre ftyk U;k;k/kh'k] vius lkekU; dÙkZO;ksa dk R;kx fd;s fcuk] iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ds
dk;kZy; dk in Hkkj xzg.k djsxk vkSj mlds izHkkj esa rc rd cuk jgsxk tc rd iz/kku ftyk
U;k;k/kh'k in Hkkj xzg.k u dj ysa ;k ml ij fu;qDr vf/kdkjh in Hkkj xzg.k u dj ysaA
8-
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ds dk;kZy; ds vodk'k ij dk;Zokfg;ksa dk LFkkukUrj.kA&
¼1½
,d ftyk U;k;k/kh'k vFkok flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dh e`R;q] in R;kx vFkok gVk;s tkus
vFkok chekjh] LFkkukarj.k] ,d ekg ls vf/kd vodk'k esa jgus] vFkok dÙkZO;ksa ds
vuqikyu ls vU;Fkk vleFkZrk dh fLFkfr esa mn~Hkwr izR;sd fjfDr dh fLFkfr esa] iz/kku
ftyk U;k;k/kh'k yafcr lHkh ;k fdlh dk;Zokgh dks] vius iz'kklfud fu;a=.kk/khu vU;
l{ke U;k;ky; ;k vius Lo;a ds U;k;ky; esa muds fuiVkjs gsrq varfjr dj ldsxkA
¼2½
mi /kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu LFkkukarfjr dk;Zokfg;ksa dk fuiVkjk bl rjg fd;k tk;sxk ekuksa
os mlh U;k;ky; esa lafLFkr dh xbZ gksa(
ijarq iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k mi /kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ;k
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ds U;k;ky; ls] vius ;k fdlh vU; U;k;ky; dks varfjr fdlh
dk;Zokgh dks iqu% varfjr dj ldsxkA
¼3½
ml dk;Zokgh ds iz;kstukFkZ] tks flfoy U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk esa yafcr u gks] mi
/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu funsZf'kr ?kVuk ds gksus ij vkSj ml ekeys esa ftlds laca/k esa
U;k;ky; dh vuU; vf/kdkfjrk gks] ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ml U;k;ky; dh lHkh ;k fdlh
vf/kdkfjrk dk iz;ksx dj ldsxkA
9-
U;k;ky;ksa dh vf/kdkfjrk dk LFkkuh;&lhek fu;r djus dh 'kfDrA&
¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] iVuk mPp U;k;ky; ds ijke'kZ ls] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl
vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh flfoy U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk dh LFkkuh;&lhek fu;r vkSj
ifjofrZr dj ldsxhA
¼2½
ogh LFkkuh; vf/kdkfjrk fdlh nks ;k nks ls vf/kd flfoy U;k;k/kh'kksa dks ;fn
leuqnsf'kr dh xbZ gks rks iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k buesa ls izR;sd dks] mPp U;k;ky; ds
;FkkfLFkfr fdlh leku ;k fo'ks"k vkns'k ds v/;/khu] ftls og mi;qDr le>s] ,sls
flfoy ekeyksa dks leuqnsf'kr dj ldsxhA
¼3½
tc mi /kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu fdlh LFkkuh;&lhek esa mRiUu flfoy dk;Zokgh iz/kku ftyk
U;k;k/kh'k }kjk nks ;k nks ls vf/kd flfoy U;k;k/kh'kksa esa ls fdlh ,d dks leuqnsf'kr
dh xbZ gks ogk¡ oSlh ikfjr fMØh ;k vkns'k dsoy bl dkj.k ls vfof/kekU; ugh gksxh
fd og ekeyk] ftlesa og iw.kZr% ;k va'kr% bl LFkkuh; lhek ds ckgj fdlh LFkku esa]
;fn og LFkku mi /kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu fu;r LFkkuh;&lhek ds Hkhrj mRiUu gqvk FkkA
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ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 30 जून 2026
¼4½
bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu izR;sd flfoy U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk dh oÙkZeku
LFkkuh;&lhek bl /kkjk ds v/khu fu;r le>h tk;sxhA
10-
U;k;ky;ksa dh cSBd dk LFkkuA&
¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] mPp U;k;ky; ds ijke'kZ ls] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk bl vf/kfu;e ds
v/khu ml LFkku vFkok LFkkuksa dks fu;r vFkok ifjofrZar dj ldsxh] ftl LFkku ;k
ftu LFkkuksa ij vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dksbZ flfoy U;k;ky; vk;ksftr fd;k tkuk gks(
ijarq vkikr fLFkfr esa] mPp U;k;ky; mDr U;k;ky; dh LFkkuh;&lhek ds
vUnj mDr U;k;ky; dh cSBd dk dksbZ LFkku fu;r dj ldsxkA
¼2½
lHkh LFkku] tgk¡ dksbZ ,slk U;k;ky; vHkh vk;ksftr fd;k tkrk gS] bl /kkjk ds v/khu
fu;r le>sa tk;sxsA
11-
U;k;ky; vodk'kA&
¼1½ mPp U;k;ky;] flfoy U;k;ky;ksa esa izR;sd o"kZ vuqikyu fd;s tkus okys vodk'k&fnuksa
dk dSys.Mj rS;kj djsxkA
¼2½
oSlk rS;kj fd;k x;k dSys.Mj jkti= esa izdkf'kr fd;k tk;sxkA
¼3½
dSys.Mj esa fofuZfn"V vodk'k ds fnu fdlh flfoy U;k;ky; }kjk fd;k x;k dksbZ Hkh
U;kf;d dk;Z dsoy ml fnu fd, tkus ds dkj.k] vfof/kekU; ugh
gksxkA
12-
U;k;ky; dh eqgjA&bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu izR;sd flfoy U;k;ky; bl izk:i vkSj vkdkj dh
eqgj dk mi;ksx djsxk tks mPp U;k;ky; }kjk fofgr fd;k x;k gksA
v/;k;&III
lk/kkj.k vf/kdkfjrk
13-
iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dh ewy vf/kdkfjrk dk foLrkjA& rRle; izo`r fdlh
vf/kfu;fefr }kjk micaf/kr ds flok;] iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dh vf/kdkfjrk dk foLrkj flfoy
izfØ;k lafgrk 1908 dh /kkjk&15 ds izko/kkuksa ds v/;/khu] flfoy U;k;ky;ksa }kjk rRle; laKs;
lHkh ewy oknksa rd gksxkA
14-
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dh vf/kdkfjrk dk foLrkjA&
¼1½
mi;qZDr ds flok; vkSj mi /kkjk&3 ds izko/kkuksa ds v/;/khu] flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ¼twfu;j fMfotu½
dh vf/kdkfjrk dk foLrkj oSls oknksa rd gksxk ftldk ewY; 10 yk[k :i;s ls vf/kd u gksA
¼2½
mi;qZDr ds flok; vkSj mi /kkjk&3 ds izko/kkuksa ds v/;/khu] flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ¼flfu;j
fMfotu½ ds vf/kdkfjrk dk foLrkj 10 yk[k :i;s ewY; ls vf/kd lHkh oknksa rd
gksxkA
¼3½
mPp U;k;ky;] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk] fdlh flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ds laca/k esa mldks
uke nsrs gq, fd mldh vf/kdkfjrk dk foLrkj] vf/klwpuk esa ;FkkfofuZfn"V 50 yk[k
:i;s ls vuf/kd ewY; ds lHkh oknksa rd] gksxk(
ijarq mPp U;k;ky;] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk] le;≤ ij] /kuh;
vf/kdkfjrk dks ifjofrZr ;k la'kksf/kr dj ldsxkA
15-
ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ds fu.kZ; rFkk vkns'k ds fo:) vihyA& rRle; izo`r fdlh vf/kfu;fefr
}kjk micaf/kr ds flok; fdlh ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ds vkns'k ds fo:) dksbZ vihy mPp U;k;ky;
esa lafLFkr gksxhA
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ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 30 जून 2026
16-
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k ds vkns'k vFkok fMØh ds fo:) vihyA&
¼1½
mi;qZDr ds flok;] flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dh fMØh ;k vkns'k ds fo:) dksbZ vihy
fuEufyf[kr ds le{k lafLFkr gksxh %&
¼d½
iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ds le{k] tgk¡ ewy okn dk vFkok mlls mRiUu fdlh
dk;Zokgh esa ikfjr fMØh ;k vkns'k dk ewY; 50 yk[k :i;s ls de gks( vkSj
¼[k½
fdlh vU; ekeys esa mPp U;k;ky; ds le{k(
ijUrq mlesa fu;r /kuh; vf/kdkfjrk dks mPp U;k;ky;] jkti= esa
vf/klwpuk ds }kjk] le;≤ ij la'kksf/kr vFkok ifjofrZr dj ldsxhA
¼2½
mi /kkjk&¼1½ ds v/khu iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k ds le{k lafLFkr dksbZ vihy izkIr djus
dk d`R; tgk¡ ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dks leqnsf'kr dj fn;k x;k gks ogk¡ vihy ftyk
U;k;k/kh'k ds le{k fd;k tk ldsxkA
v/;k;&IV
fo'ks"k vf/kdkfjrk
17-
flfoy U;k;k/kh'k }kjk dfri; dk;Zokfg;ksa es ftyk U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk dk
iz;ksxA&
¼1½ mPp U;k;ky;] leku ;k fo'ks"k vkns'k }kjk] fdlh flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dks laKku ysus
vFkok fdlh iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k dks Hkkjrh; mÙkjkf/kdkj vf/kfu;e] 1925 ds v/khu
dk;Zokfg;ksa dks vius iz'kklfud fu;a=.k ds v/khu flfoy U;k;k/kh'k dks varfjr djus
gsrq izkf/kd`r dj ldsxkA
¼2½
iz/kku ftyk U;k;k/kh'k flfoy U;k;ky; }kjk laKku yh xbZ vFkok varfjr dh xbZ
dk;Zokgh dks okil ys ldsxk vkSj mldk fuiVkjk ;k rks Lo;a dj ldsxk vFkok mlds
fuiVkjs ds fy, vius iz'kklfud fu;a=.k ds v/khu fdlh l{ke U;k;ky; dks varfjr dj
ldsxkA
¼3½
vfUre iwoZorhZ /kkjk esa funsZf'kr dk;Zokgh dk fuiVkjkA&flfoy U;k;k/kh'k }kjk] ;FkkfLFkfr]
laKku yh xbZ ;k mldks varfjr dh xbZ dk;Zokfg;ksa dk fuiVkjk ftyk U;k;k/kh'k }kjk
fuiVkjk djrs le; dk;Zokgh esa ykxw fu;eksa ds v/khu jgrs gq, fd;k tk;sxkA
v/;k;&V
vuqiwjd izko/kku
18-
U;k;k/kh'kksa }kjk oknksa dk fopkj.k ugh fd;k tkuk ftlesa os fgrc) gksA&
¼1½
flfoy U;k;ky; dk ihBklhu vf/kdkjh oSls fdlh okn ;k vU; dk;Zokgh dk fopkj.k
ugh djsxk ftldk og ,d i{kdkj gks vFkok ftlesa og O;fDrxr :i ls fgrc) gksA
¼2½
bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh vihyh; flfoy U;k;ky; dk ihBklhu vf/kdkjh vius
}kjk fdlh vU; gSfl;r esa ikfjr fMØh ;k vkns'k ds fo:) vihy dk fopkj.k ugha
djsxkA
¼3½
mi /kkjk ¼1½ vFkok ¼2½ esa ;Fkk funsZf'kr dksbZ okn] dk;Zokgh ;k vihy tgk¡ fdlh
,sls vf/kdkfj;ksa ds le{k vkrk gks ogk¡ og vf/kdkjh rqjar ekeys ds vfHkys[k dks
funsZ'k ls lacaf/kr ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds fjiksZV ds lkFk] ml U;k;ky; dks lEizsf"kr dj nsxk
ftldk og Bhd v/khuLFk gksA
¼4½
ojh; U;k;ky; rc flfoy izfØ;k lafgrk] 1908 dh /kkjk 24 ds v/khu ekeys dk
fuiVkjk djsxkA
¼5½
bl /kkjk esa fdlh ckr ls mPp U;k;ky; dh vlk/kkj.k ewy flfoy vf/kdkfjrk dks
izHkkfor djuk ugha le>k tk;sxkA
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ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 30 जून 2026
19-
lapkyuA& flfoy U;k;ky; vius le{k lHkh ekeyksa esa U;k;] lkE;k vkSj lR;fu"Bk ds vuqlkj
dk;Z djsxkA
20-
fujlu vkSj O;ko`fÙkA&
¼1½ fcgkj jkT; esa ykxw caxky] vkxjk ,oa vle flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 1887 ,rn
}kjk fujflr fd;k tkrk gSA
¼2½
,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq, Hkh] caxky] vkxjk vkSj vle flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e]
1887 vFkok mlds }kjk fujflr fdlh vf/kfu;fefr ds v/khu xfBr lHkh U;k;ky;]
dh xbZ fu;qfDr] fd;k x;k uke funsZ'ku] cukbZ xbZ fu;ekoyh] vf/klwpuk vkSj fd,
x, vkns'k] iznÙk vf/kdkfjrk vkSj 'kfDr;k¡ vFkok vfHkO;Dr :i ls ;k foof{kr :i
ls djus ds vk'k; ls oSlk xfBr] fd;k x;k] iznÙk vkSj izdkf'kr fd;k x;k Øe'k%
bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu xfBr] fd;k x;k] iznÙk vkSj izdkf'kr fd;k le>k tk,xk;
vkSj
¼3½
caxky] vkxjk vkSj vle flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 1887 ds v/khu fd;k
x;k ;k fd;s tkus ds vk'k; ls fd xbZ dksbZ dkjZokbZ bl vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds
v/khu dh xbZ le>h tk;sxh; vkSj
¼4½
caxky] vkxjk vkSj vle flfoy U;k;ky; vf/kfu;e] 1887 vFkok mlds
}kjk fujflr fdlh vf/kfu;e ds izfr funsZf'kr dksbZ vf/kfu;fefr ;k nLrkost
bl vf/kfu;e vFkok mlds vuq:i Hkkx ds izfr funsZf'kr le>k tk;sxkA
———
laŒ ,yŒthŒ&01&01@2026&5075@yst—fcgkj fo/kku eaMy }kjk ;Fkkikfjr vkSj egkefge jk”Vªifr }kjk fnukad
16 twu 2026 dks vuqer
,
¼fcgkj vf/kfu;e 12] 2026½ dk fuEufyf[kr vaxzsth
vuqokn ekuuh; fcgkj jkT;iky ds izkf/kdkj ls blds }kjk izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk gS] ftls Hkkjrh; lafo/kku ds vuqPNsn&348 ds
[kaM ¼3½ ds v/khu mDr vf/kfu;e dk vaxzsth Hkk"kk esa izkf/kd`r ikB le>k tk;sxk A
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ǐबहार गजट (असाधारण), 30 जून 2026
[Bihar Act No. 12, 2026]
THE BIHAR CIVIL COURTS ACT, 2026
AN
ACT
To enact a separate Bihar Civil Courts Act, 2026
Preamble.- Whereas the existing Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 was enacted
by Central Government jointly for the state of Bengal, Agra and Assam and present
Bihar was a part of Bengal. Whereas State of Bihar is now separated from Bengal
and organized as independent State and therefore separate Civil Courts Act is
necessary and expedient;
Now therefore be it enacted by the Bihar State Legislative in the Seventy Seventh
year of the Republic of India as follows:-
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1.
Short title, extent and commencement.—
(1) This Act may be called the Bihar Civil Courts Act, 2026.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar.
(3) It shall come into force from the date of notification in the official Gazette.
2. Definitions: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.—
(a) "High Court" means the High Court of Judicature at Patna for the State of Bihar;
(b) "District Judge" means Principal District Judge and it includes District Judge;
(c) "Civil Judge" means Civil Judge and in it includes Civil Judge (Senior Division) and
Civil Judge (Junior Division);
(d) "State Government" means the Government of Bihar.
CHAPTER II
Constitution of Civil Courts
3.
Classes of Courts.— There shall be the following classes of Civil Courts under this Act,
namely:-
(i)
The Court of the Principal District Judge;
(ii)
The Court of the District Judge;
(iii) The Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division); and
(iv) The Court of the Civil Judge (Junior Division),
4.
Number of District Judges and Civil Judges.— The State Government may determine or
modify the cadre strength of District Judges and Civil Judges in consultation with High
Court from time to time.
5.
Vacancies in the cadre of District Judge or Civil Judges.—
(1)
Whenever the office of District Judge or Civil Judge is vacant by reason of the
death, resignation or removal of the Judge or other cause or whenever an increase
in the number of District or Civil Judges, the vacancy may be filled up as per the
provisions contained in Article- 233 and 234 of The Constitution of India.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent High Court from appointing a
District Judge or Civil Judge to discharge, for such period as it thinks fit, in
addition to the functions devolving on him as such District Judge or Civil Judge,
all or any of functions of another District Judge or Civil Judge, as the case may be.
6.
Administrative control of the Courts.— Subject to the superintendence of the High Court,
the Principal District Judge shall have administrative control over all the Civil Courts
under this Act within local limits of his jurisdiction.
7.
Temporary charge of District Court.— In the event of the death, resignation or removal
of the Principal District Judge or his being incapacitated by illness, transfer or otherwise
from the performance of his duties or on his absence from the place at which his court is
held, the Senior Most District Judge shall without relinquishing his ordinary duties,
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assume charge of the office of the Principal District Judge and shall continue in the charge
thereof until the office is resumed by the Principal District Judge or assumed by an officer
appointed thereto.
8.
Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Civil Judge:-
(1) In the event of vacancy accrued on account of death, resignation or removal of a
District Judge or a Civil Judge, or of his being incapacitated by illness, transfer,
leave for the period exceeding one month or otherwise from the performance of his
duties, the Principal District Judge may transfer all or any of the proceedings
pending to other Competent Court under his administrative control competent to
dispose them or to his own Court.
(2) Proceedings transferred under the sub-section (1) shall be disposed of as if they had
been instituted in the Court to which they are so transferred:
Provided that the Principal District Judge may re-transfer any
proceedings transferred under sub-section (1) to his own or any other Court from
the Court of the District Judge or Civil Judge.
(3) For the purpose of proceedings which are not pending in the Court of the Civil
Judge on the occurrence of an event referred to in sub-section (1) and with respect
to which that Court has exclusive jurisdiction the Principal District Judge may
exercise all or any of the jurisdiction of that Court.
9.
Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts.—
(1)
The State Government may in consultation with the High Court by notification in
the Official Gazette, fix and alter the local limits of the jurisdiction of any Civil
Court under this Act.
(2)
If the same local jurisdiction is assigned to two or more Civil Judges, the Principal
District Judge may assign to each of them such civil cases as the case may be,
subject to any general or special orders of the High Court, it may think fit.
(3)
When Civil proceeding arising in any local area is assigned by the Principal
District Judge to one of two or more Civil Judges under sub-section (2), a decree
or order so passed shall not be invalid by reason only of the case in which it was
made having arisen wholly or in part in a place beyond that local area if that place
is within the local limits fixed under sub-section (1).
(4)
The present local limits of the jurisdiction of every Civil Court under this Act
shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section.
10.
Place of sitting of Courts.—
(1) The State Government may in consultation with the High Court fix or alter the
place or places at which any Civil Court under this Act is to be held by notification
in the Official Gazette.
Provided that in emergent situation, the High Court may fix any other
place of sitting of the Court within local limits of the said Court.
(2) All places at which any such Courts are now held shall be deemed to have been
fixed under this section.
11.
Vacations of Courts.—
(1) The High Court shall prepare a calendar of holidays to be observed in each year in
the Civil Courts.
(2) The calendar so prepared shall be published in the Official Gazette.
(3) A judicial act done by a Civil Court on a holiday specified in the calendar shall not
be invalid by reason only of its having been done on that day.
12.
Seals of Courts.— Every Civil Court under this Act shall use a seal of such form
and dimensions as is prescribed by the High Court.
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CHAPTER III
Ordinary Jurisdiction
13. Extent of original jurisdiction of Principal District Judge.— Save as otherwise provided
by any enactment for the time being in force, the jurisdiction of a Principal District Judge
extends, subject to the provisions of Sections 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to
all original suits for the time being cognizable by Civil Courts.
14. Extent of jurisdiction of Civil Judge:-
(1) Save as aforesaid and subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the
jurisdiction of a Civil Judge (Junior Division) shall extend to all like suits of
which the value does not exceed Ten Lakh rupees.
(2)
Save as aforesaid and subject to the provisions of sub-section (3), the
jurisdiction of a Civil Judge (Senior Division) shall extend to all suits exceeding
the value Ten Lakh rupees;
(3) The High Court may direct, by notification in the Official Gazette, with respect
to any Civil Judge (Junior Division) named therein that his jurisdiction shall
extend to all suits of such value not exceeding Fifty lakh rupees as may be
specified in the notification;
Provided that the High Court may by notification in the Official Gazette,
alter or amend the pecuniary jurisdiction from time to time.
15.
Appeals from the Judgments and Orders of the District Judges.— Save as otherwise
provided by any enactment for the time being in force, an appeal from a decree or order
of a District Judge shall lie to the High Court.
16.
Appeals from the orders or Decrees of Civil Judges.—
(1)
Save as aforesaid, an appeal from a decree or order of a Civil Judges shall lie-
(a)
to the Principal District Judge where the value of the original suit in
which or in any proceedings arising out of which the decree or order
was made was less than Fifty lakh rupees; and
(b) to the High Court in any other case;
Provided that the High Court may by notification in the Official
Gazette, alter or amend the pecuniary jurisdiction as fixed herein, from
time to time.
(2)
Where the function of receiving any appeals which lie to the Principal District
Judge under sub-section (1) has been assigned to a District Judge, the appeals
may be preferred to the District Judge.
CHAPTER IV
Special Jurisdiction
17.
Exercise of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings by Civil Judge.—
(1) The High Court may, by general or special order, authorize any Civil Judge to
take cognizance of, or any Principal District Judge to transfer the proceedings
under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to a Civil Judge under his administrative
control.
(2) The Principal District Judge may withdraw any such proceedings taken
cognizance of by or transferred to a Civil Judge, and may either himself dispose
of them or transfer them to a Court under his administrative control competent to
dispose of them.
(3) Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section- Proceedings taken
cognizance of, or transferred to a Civil Judge, as the case may be, shall be
disposed of by him subject to the rules applicable to like proceedings when
disposed by the District Judge.
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CHAPTER V
Supplemental Provisions
18.
Judges not to try suits in which they are interested.—
(1) The Presiding Officer of a Civil Court shall not try any suit or other proceedings
to which he is a party or in which he is personally interested.
(2) The Presiding Officer of an appellate Civil Court under this Act shall not try an
appeal against a decree or order passed by himself in another capacity.
(3) When any such suit, proceeding or appeal as is referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-
section (2) comes before any such officers, the officer shall forthwith transmit the
record of the case to the Court to which he is immediately subordinate with a report
of the circumstances attending the reference.
(4) The Superior Court shall thereupon dispose of the case under Section 24 of the
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the extraordinary original civil
jurisdiction of the High Court.
19.
Conduct.— The Civil Courts shall act according to justice, equity and good conscience in
all matters before it.
20.
Repeal and Savings.—
(1)
The Bengal, Agra , Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 as is applicable to the State of
Bihar is hereby repealed.
(2)
Notwithstanding such repeal all Court constituted, appointments, nominations,
rules, notifications, and orders made for jurisdiction and power conferred under
the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887, or any enactment thereby
repealed, or purporting expressly or impliedly to have been so constituted, made,
conferred and published shall be deemed to have been respectively constituted,
made conferred and published under this Act; and
(3)
Any actions taken or purported to have been taken under the Bengal, Agra and
Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 shall be deemed to have been taken under the
provisions of this Act; and
(4)
Any enactment or document referring to the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil
Courts Act, 1887, or to any enactment thereby repealed, shall be construed to
refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion thereof.
BALRAM DUBEY,
Secretary to Government.
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