Kerala Small Cause Courts Act, 1957

No: 8 Dated: Mar, 27 1957

THE. KERALA SMALL CAUSE COURTS ACT, 1957

(Act No. 8 of 1957)

An ACT to consolidate and amend the law relating to Courts of  Small Causes.

In excercise ot the powers conferred by section 3 of the Kerala State Legislature (Delegation of Powers) Ad, 1956 (75 of 1956), the President is pleased to enact as follows.-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Small Cause Courts Act, 1957.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala .

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. 

2. Savings:- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect -

(i) the jurisdiction of any court constituted under the Cochin Village Courts Act, 1118(XII of 1118) or the Madras Village Courts Act, 1888, (I of 1889) as in force in the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956). Or the Travancore Village Panchayat Courts Act, 1090(I of 1090) ; or

(ii) any special law other than the Code of civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).

3. Definition:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Court of Small Causes” means a Court of Small Causes constituted under this Act, and includes any person exercising jurisdiction under this Act, in any such Court.