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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part X: Rules

Section 130 CPC: Powers of other High Courts to make rules as to matters other than procedure

Bare Act text

[130. Powers of other High Courts to make rules as to matters other than procedure.—A High Court [not being a High Court to which section 129 applies] may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make with respect to any matter other than procedure any rule which a High Court [for a * * * State] might under [article 227 of the Constitution] make with respect to any such matter for any part of the territories under its jurisdiction which is not included within the limits of a presidency town.]

Amendment notes

  1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for section 130.
  2. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “not constituted by His Majesty by Letters Patent”.
  3. Subs., ibid., for “so constituted”.
  4. The word and letter “Part A” omitted by the Adaptation of Laws (No. 2) Order, 1956.
  5. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for “section 224 of the Government of India Act, 1935”.

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

A High Court to which section 129 does not apply may, with the State Government's previous approval, make any rule on a matter other than procedure that a High Court could make under article 227 of the Constitution. This applies for any part of its territories not included within the limits of a presidency town.

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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