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Actt No. 30 of 1989,. .

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An A c t f u r t h e r to amend the Andhra Pra-!

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desh Civil .2C-o
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Be it enacted dy .the~ e ~ i s l a t i Assem-.

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bly of t h e State- of-.Andhra Pradesh in
the -Fdrtieth Tear o f t h e p e p u b l i c o f India
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radesh-~ivii~ourts-{~mendment)
A c t , 1989.
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2, In the ,Andhra pradeshm

c i v i l courtsAct,.1972 (hereiliafter xeferredtoas'the .
: principal, A c t I:, .in-section 5; . in sub- - section ( 2 ) for the words -"rupees-twenty'-'.
-- thousand'!, the- words "'rupees f i f t y , thou.
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. . sand" shall be. substituted..
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*Received t h e a s s e n t o f , the Governor on t h e 3 0 t h Nnvember

.F989. For Statement o f O b j e c t s and Reasons, please s,ee the
kndhra ' ~ r a d e s hGazette; Extraordtnary, P a r t IY-A. dated t h e :
l B t h fiecember; 198'9 a t Page 3.

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shall l
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-3. Jn section 9.d,the -pal

A m k t
Of

S"dDng,

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"rupees 'thirq thou@d7';

shall be rxbtituted.

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( 2 ),,for the

words "rupees twenty thousand", the words

"rupees twenty-five thousandn shall be substituted
5. :In section 17 of the principal Act; in sub-section
(I), in su~xlause-(a) OT clause (ii) for ' the - words
"nrpees -thrrtythousand", the. words "rupees one lakh"
shall be substitutd

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17.

. Ammdment
of-Cni

24.

Act, in s u w m
for Orthe word.
the m a d s "rupees one Id&?

( 1); in subclause (a) of clause (ii),

4.' In s e c h 1 1 16 of the principal Act, in SII+&

Am;n-r

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" r u m fkty lhouwdK-

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24 of~b'p~incipat
Act, in

sub~&olf

(a) i t c m (i)'for the words

thousand &d
five ,hwi&ed nipees",. the w d "ten thowmd-rU~"

s h g k substituted;
(b) in' c ~ u s e
-.(ii) 'for - the --WOK& ?one th&
mps7',- the d d s -"four
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t h m r u p " &dl be . .
substituted.?
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THE XVDHK.4 PRAOESI-I CIVIL COURTS

I\CT.

ACT No. 14 O F 11)33*

( A M ENDL1 Em)

1993.

:in Act furtlrcr to alllend the .krldhra PradcsL Civil Courts Act, 1973.
BE i t euacrcd by rhl: LcgisI:~tiv; Asscn~blyof the State of Aodhra
Pradcsh in the Fo~t~~-Fourth
Year oi tlm Republic of India as Ibl1owvs:1. Short ,title.-This Act may be called the Anllhra Pradcsh Civil
Courls (Amcndl~cnt) Act, 1 993.

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Aildl~ru
Prildcsb Civil Cau:-ts , k t , 1 972, in Sexion 16, in sub-scctio~~(2)
for t llc words "rup:cs trvznty five thou~hlnd", t llc: wo1.d~ "rupees fifty
thousand" sl1nI1 b:. substitulctl.

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AmettJtr~ctrt of

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K t - i v s d lhc m r l t ol' the GOVC~IIOI:

nntlic 3rd Septc~uber,1993. For Staknlclrl ur Objwts and IIrn.wns, P l t a x See the ~Itrrilrrn Pmdtsh Ctt;rrtr, ,P:irt
IV-A, Exlnordinary. d.ih?
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THE

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PRADESH CIVIL COURTS LWS

(AM33NDKENT) ACT, 1997..
ACT

No. 29 OF 1997*

An ~

c t?&the= to amend the- -aPradesh Civil Courts A c t , 1972 and

the Andhra Pradesh ITelangana U e a )
Small Causes Courts A c t , 1330 F.

Be it. enacted by the Legislative

Assembly of the S t a t e of Andhra Pradeeh
in the Forty-eighth Y t . a r of the Republic
of India/ a s- E o l , l o w s : '

1'. This A c t may be c a l l e d t h e .Andhra s h o k

Pradesh C i v i l Courts Laws (Liendment) .
A c t , 19'97.

+fiecelved the assent o f , t h e Governor on 8-tttii~eTem6ey997.

F O ~ Statement o f t h e Objects and Reasons. Please see , t h e
A.P.
G a z e t t e P a r t I Y - A Extraordinary dated 25th July,
19g7 s t P-11.

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2 , in the ~ n h h r a'3radesh Civil Courts

P . c ~ ; 1,072,-.
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&nbic.;!:
of;: ...li),in sectfon 4 , in sub-section (1)
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e ~ ~ ' a. ns ~ ft h e rank' of a Subordinate:
-ScdEn
4.
;uEgen and the words "of -the- rank- of a
ACC 19 gf
1972,
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D i .s t r. i c t - , Elunsif
s h a l l he .-prni$$.ed;
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~ubatituti~h
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{iil-; f o r saction. 5,, t h e followin$
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be. substituted, n a m e ~ y :

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pecuniary
j ~ r i s i l i c t i o n of
the,
Chief Judge and an Asditional Chief Judge shall)
sub ject to the provisions
Civil procedure, 1908 and
the other Eirgvikions of this A c t , extend
t o a14 priginal s u i t s and proceedings of
a civil nature i n c l u d i n g l a n d - acquisit i o n o r i g i n a l petitions, khe amount o r
valuq of t h e s u b j e c t matter of which
exqceds- rupees f i v e l a k h s
he

- ( 2 1' Th-= pecuniary jur'isdiction df a

Scnfor,'Civil Judye s h a l l extend to a l l
l i k e s u i t s , and proceedings of a civil
;nature - . i n c l u d i n g
,land .
acquisition.
original
petitions x - not
o t h e r -wise
exempted from his cognizance under. any other law, f o r t h e time being in force,
t h . e amount ' or *value of. f he - subj_ec&
. matter of which excekLs rup.ees. .one : . l ~ , k h
nut- does n o t exceed rusees f i v e lakhs, .
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pecuiriar+ jurisd&ctioi+,of
b
~unios
.civil . Judye. s h a l l extend to a l l
like. s u i t s and .proceedings.'n o t
otherwise exempted f r o m $is cognizance' cnder
any other law for the t h e .being inforce,
the,. amoGnt- :or. valus of the' subject
'mat.ter of-.-which
does. not exceed rupees
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one lakh.
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!iii) for. s e c t i o n 16, the - f o l l & i a y $,&&bitUti&

s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d , namely:. , . of scction 16.;
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" J u r i sdiztion of
(1) The p e c u n i a r y
::rimdiction
of a District
~udye,
shall
subject to t h e p r o v i = i o n s of t h 8 Code of c i v i l
~ r o c e d u r e , ?1908 and the
other provisions o f this
Act,
ext*end. to
all
~ r i g l n ' a l suits and proceedings of a
C i v i l n c t u s e i n c l u d i n g Land Acquisition
' o r i g i n a l ~etitiocs, the amount cr - value
of *he su5ject matter of which exceeds
rupees f i v e l a k h s .
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( 2 ) - The pecuniary juri siiction of a

Senior C i v i l Judge s h a l l extend to all
like suits ar.d proceedings c,E a Civil

natgreincluding landacquisitioncriginal
p e t i t i o n s not otherwise exempted i r c m
h i s cognizance r;n8er any other l a w f o r
t h e t i r n e being in force, the amount or
ua.luc of the subject. m a t t e r of which
exceeds rupees o n e lakn hut '6oes not
exceed rupees five lakhs.

The p s c u n i a r y jurisdiction of a
C i v i l 3udge shall exten-d to eil
l i k e suits and proceedings, n o t otnerw i s e exempted from h i s cognizance under
any other law fox the. t i m e b e i n g in
force, t h e amount or" v d u e of the
subject m a t t e r of wP1ieh Shes not exceed
rapees on? 1ekh.p.
(2)

Canlor

- (ivl in s e c t i o n 28 f o r t h e words "the &&cent

OF
Senior Subcrdinate JuBge" t h e words " t h e seeicm 28.
P r i n c i p a l Sscior
CivilAJy25eM shall. h e n
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substitutedi

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{v) in section 33 for' the words " t h e
s e a i o n 33. C o u r t of. Munsif" the words " t h e Court of

Junior Civil Judge" shall be substituted;

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of the
. (vi1 ~ h r o u ~ h o u t t, h e A c t ''. except
designations ,ofsection 14 for the words ."Additional
the O f f i c e r s - Judgen, "Additional ,.Judgesm',, n A s s i stant
and
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Judge - "Assistint; Judges " ; "District
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Munsif",~ ' D i s t r i c t : Munsifsn, !'Additional

Subordinate-3udgen, nAdditional Subordinate
Judges",.
"Additional
Distfist
Muns if s " ,'? * t h e court
of subordinate
Judyenr"the Court- of D i s t r i c t Munsifnr
"the C o u r t of Principal- Sirboxdinate
Judgen, "the Court. of P r i n c i p a l District
Munsif" , "the: Court of Additional ' subordinate ' Judgen,
the
Court
03
Additional District_,-Mu?sif"
wherever
they occur, the w-ords "senior Civil
Judge" '"~enior C i v i l Judges",
Junior
C i v i l Judgen, "Junior' C i v i l Judges",
" J u n i o r : Civil Judge", "Junior Civil
3tiCgesn, "Additional Senior. Civil Judge '5
"Additional Senior Civil Judqss" , nAddi.-.
t i o n a l Junior C i v i l Judges", "the Court
of ~ & n i o rC i v i l JuBge" r '''the.
Court of
J u n h r . ~ i \ r i l : Judget', "the Couxt of .
~.ri'nei?al Senior C i v i l Judget', '#the' ~ o l i r t
of P r i n c i p a l Junior Civil Judge", "the
Court of A d d i t i o n a l , S e n i o r Pivil Jud5e1',
"the Court. of A d d i t i o n a l Junior Civil'
Judge I'
sha.11
-respectively
be
subs t i t u t e a .
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Change of

desj-gnatjnns
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T!~rc;,~gboutt h e Andhra
Pradesh
(Telengana Zdea ) Small c a k e s Cnurts
kt., 1330 F. for t h .words
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."ASditior.al
c'ucye r
Subordinate 13udgen whereyer
they accur t ! ~ e words- " S e n i o r C i y i l
Ju89e"-shall be substituteb,
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K, M. N X G A F B U S W

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Secretary to Government,
. Legislativz A f f a i r s s Justice ( I / c ) ,
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. .Law
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-4NDHR.4 PMDESFI ACTS, ORDINAhtCESAND

REGULATIONS Etc.
The follorving A c t of t h e Anahra Pradesh
Legislative AsecmSly received the assent
of t h e Gaver:~or on the 21st September,
2000 and t h e said assent is hereby first
published Gn t k e 23rd Septembe~,2000 ia
t h e Anchra Pradesb ' ~ a z c t t ef o r general
iafo rrna'i or: :

ACT

No- 28 OF 2000.

AN ACT ,FURTHER TO AHEMD TBE AEIDHBA PRADESB

C m I L COmTS ACT, 1972.

Be it enacted by the Legislative

Assembly of the S t a t e of Andhra Pradesh
in the Fifty-first Year o f the Republic
sf Xcdia as fellows:-

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1. .(I1 -This A c t may be . c a l l e d t h e

Andhra Pradesh - Civil Courts (Amendment
Act, 2000.

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( 2 ) It extends 'to the whole of the

State of Andhra Pradesh.

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( 3 ) It shall come into force on such

as t b e State Government may, by

notification, appoint.
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2. In t h e h d h r a Pradesh Civil courts

Act, 1972 (hereinafter referred to a s - - ,

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SeetirmS.
&=tI9 of
1972.

the principal A c t ) , in scetion 5 ,

[i) in sub-section (1), f o r t h e words
"which exceeds rupees f i v e l a k h s . " , t h e
uords 'which exceeds rupees ten lakhs ',
s h a l l be substituted;

(ii) in sub-section

(2), for

the

klords * S o t d o e s n o t exceed rupees f i v e

Zakhs.',
t h e words "but does n o t exceed

rupees t e n l a k h s . " , s h a l l be substituted.

of

9.'

3 . In section 9 of the principal A c t #

in s u b - s e ~ o n (I), in clause ( i i l , in
sut-clause (a), for t h e uords "is not
m o r e than ru-pees one lakh, , t h e words
"is not more than r u p e e s three lakhs,",
s h a l l be s u b s t i t u t e d .
4.

16.

In section 16 of the p r i n c i p a l

A c t ,-

(i) in sub-section (l), f o r t h e w o r d s

"which exceeds rupees five lakhs.", t h e
words 'which exceeds rupees t e n l a k h s . " ,
s h a l l b e substituted;
(ii!
in sub-zestion 2 , f o r - t h e
words 'but does n o t exceed rupees f i v e
lakhs.', t h e words "but does n o t exceed
rupees t e n l a k h s . " , sta.11 be s u b s t i t u t e d .
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i. in seetipn 17fof'ttie p r i n c i p a l A c t ,
in 'sub-section '(1 ) , i f i -clause lii I , i n
sub-clause ( a ) , for the words " i s not
more than rupees,one,lakh;" , the wor6s "is
not: more than 'rupees- three ' lakhs: ",
s h a l l be substituted. .

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of

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G , BHAVANZ PRASAD,
S e c r e t a r y to ,'Government,

' ~ e g i .s-l a t i v e~f

- fairs, & J u s t i c e #
'Law Deparwent

STATFAENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

Duc to the phenomenal esclation fn the value of immovable
prowrties, the Government have decided to enhance the
y c u n i a r y jurisdiction of t h e Senior Civil Judges from
rupecs f i v e a k h s to rupees ten lakhs and the appellate side
$=isdiction of t h e C h i e f J u d g e D i s t r i c t Judges i n , t h e -'State
from rupees one lakh t o rupees three lakhs b y s u i t a b l y a m e n d ing the Rndhra Pradesh C i v i l Court Ret, 1972 as suggested by
the U g h Caurt of Andhra Pradesh.

This BJll seeks to give effect to the above decision.

P. CmmRASEKBAR,
Minister for Law a Courts.