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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part X: Rules

Section 125 CPC: Power of other High Courts to make rules

Bare Act text

125. Power of other High Courts to make rules.—High Courts, other than the Courts specified in section 122, may exercise the powers conferred by that section in such manner and subject to such conditions [as [the State Government] may determine:]

Provided that any such High Court may, after previous publication, make a rule extending within the local limits of its jurisdiction any rules which have been made by any other High Court.

Amendment notes

  1. Subs. by Act 38 of 1920, s. 2 and Sch. I, Pt. I, for “as the G.G. in C. may determine”.
  2. Subs. by the A.O.1937, for “in the case of the Court of the Judicial Commissioner of Coorg, the G.G. in C., and, in other cases the L.G.”.

Text of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act No. 5 of 1908), as amended, including the changes for commercial disputes made by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

High Courts other than those specified in section 122 may exercise the rule-making powers of that section in such manner and subject to such conditions as the State Government determines. The proviso allows any such High Court, after previous publication, to make a rule extending within its local limits any rules made by another High Court.

Part X: Rules

  1. 121 Effect of rules in First Schedule
  2. 122 Power of certain High Courts to make rules
  3. 123 Constitution of Rules Committees in certain States
  4. 124 Committee to report to High Court
  5. 125 Power of other High Courts to make rules
  6. 126 Rules to be subject to approval
  7. 127 Publication of rules
  8. 128 Matters for which rules may provide
  9. 129 Power of High Courts to make rules as to their original civil procedure
  10. 130 Powers of other High Courts to make rules as to matters other than procedure
  11. 131 Publication of rules
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