1An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bangladesh. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law relating to Civil Courts in Bangladesh; It is hereby enacted as follows:-
Section 1. Title, extent and commencement
(1) This Act may be called the 2* * * Civil Courts Act.
(2) It extends to Bangladesh except such portions 3thereof as for the time being are not subject to the ordinary civil jurisdiction of the High Court Division 4* * *; and
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of July, 1887.
Section 2. [Repealed]
(1) 5Repealed by the Amendment Act, 1891 (Act No. XII of 1891).
(2) [Omitted by the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973), section 3 and 2nd Schedule.]
(3) Any enactment or document referring to the Bengal Civil Courts Act, 1871, [or East Bengal Civil Court Act] or to any enactment thereby repealed, shall be construed to refer to this Act or to the corresponding portion thereof.
Classes of Civil Courts
63. There shall be following classes of Civil Courts, namely:-
(a) the Court of the District Judge;
(b) the Court of the Additional District Judge;
(c) the Court of the Joint District Judge;
(d) the Court of the Senior 7Civil Judge; and
(e) the Court of the 8Civil Judge.
Number of Judges
94. The Government may alter the number of District Judges, Additional District Judges, Joint District Judges, Senior 10Civil Judges and 11Civil Judges now fixed.
Section 5. [Repealed]
[Repealed by the Decentralization Act, 1914 (Act No. IV of 1914).]
Section 6. Vacancies among District or Joint District Judges
(1) Whenever the office of District Judge or 12Joint District 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 13Joint District Judges has been made under the provisions of section 4, the Government or, as the case
may be, the High Court Division may fill up the vacancy or appoint the Additional District Judges or 14Joint District Judges.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a Government from appointing a District Judge or 15Joint District Judge to discharge, for such period as it thinks fit, in addition to the functions devolving on him as such District Judge or 16Joint District Judge, all or any of the functions of another District Judge or 17Joint District Judge, as the case may be.
Section 7. [Omitted]
[Omitted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937.]
Section 8. Additional District Judges
(1) When the business pending before any District Judge requires the aid of 18Additional District Judges for its speedy disposal, the Government may, having consulted the High Court Division, appoint such 19Additional District Judges as may be requisite.
(2) 20Additional District Judges so appointed shall discharge any of the functions of a District Judge which the District Judge may assign to them, and, in the discharge of those functions, they shall exercise the same powers as the District Judge.
Section 9. Administrative control of Courts
Subject to the superintendence of the High Court Division, the District Judge shall have administrative control over all the Civil Courts under this Act within the local limits of his jurisdiction.
Section 10. Temporary charge of District Court
(1) In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the District Judge, or of his being incapacitated by illness or otherwise for the performance of his duties, or of his absence from the place at which his Court is held, the 21Additional District Judges, or, if an 22Additional District Judge is not present at that place, the senior 23Joint District Judge present thereat, shall, without relinquishing his ordinary duties, assume charge of the office of the District Judge, and shall continue in charge thereof until the office is resumed by the District Judge or assumed by an officer appointed thereto.
(2) While in charge of the office of the District Judge, the 24Additional District Judge or 25Joint District Judge, as the case may be, may, subject to any rules which the High Court Division may make in this behalf, exercise any of the powers of the District Judge.
Section 11. Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Joint District Judge
(1) In the event of the death, resignation or removal of a 26Joint District Judge, or of his being incapacitated by illness or otherwise for the performance of his duties, or of his absence from the place at which his Court is held, the District Judge may transfer all or any of the proceedings pending in the Court of the 27Joint District Judge either to his own Court or to any Court under his administrative control competent to dispose of them.
(2) Proceedings transferred under sub-section (1) shall be disposed of as if they had been instituted in the Court to which they are so transferred:
(3) Provided that the District Judge may re-transfer to the Court of the 28Joint District Judge or his successor any proceedings transferred under sub-section (1) to his own or any other Court.
(4) For the purposes of proceedings which are not pending in the Court of the 29Joint District Judge on the occurrence of an event referred to in sub-section (1), and with respect to which that Court has exclusive jurisdiction, the District Judge may exercise all or any of the jurisdiction of that Court.
Section 12. [Omitted]
[Omitted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937.]
Section 13. Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts
(1) The Government may, 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 30Joint District Judges or to two or more 31Senior 32Civil Judges or 33Civil Judges, the District Judge may assign to each of them such civil business cognizable by the 34Joint District Judge or 35Senior 36Civil Judge or 37Civil Judge, as the case may be, as, subject to any general or special orders of the High Court Division, he thinks fit.
(3) When civil business arising in any local area is assigned by the District Judge under sub-section (2) to one of two or more 38Joint District Judges or to one of two or more 39Senior 40Civil Judges or 41Civil Judges, a decree or order passed by the 42Joint District Judge or 43Senior 44Civil Judge or 45Civil Judge 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 the local area if that place is within the local limits fixed by the Government under sub-section (I).
(4) A Judge of a Court of Small Causes appointed to be also a 46Joint District Judge or Senior 47Civil Judge or 48Civil Judge is a Joint District Judge or Senior 49Civil Judge or 50Civil Judge, as the case may be, within the meaning of this section.
(5) The present local limits of the jurisdiction of every Civil Court under this Act shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section.
Section 14. Place of sitting of Courts
(1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, fix and alter the place or places at which any Civil Court under this Act is to be held.
(2) All places at which any such Courts are now held shall be deemed to have been fixed under this section.
Section 15. Vacations of Courts
(1) Subject to such orders as may be made by the Government the High Court Division shall prepare a list of days to be observed in each year as closed holidays in the Civil Courts.
(2) The list shall be published in the official Gazette.
(3) A judicial act done by a Civil Court on a day specified in the list shall not be invalid by reason only of its having been done on that day.
Section 16. Seals of Courts
Every Civil Court under this Act shall use a seal of such form and dimensions as are prescribed by the Government.
Section 17. Continuance of proceedings of Courts ceasing to have jurisdiction
(1) Where any Civil Court under this Act has from any cause ceased to have jurisdiction with respect to any case, any proceedings in relation to that case which, if that Court had not ceased to have jurisdiction, might have been had therein may be had in the Court to which the business of the former Court has been transferred.
(2) Nothing in this section applies to cases for which provision is made in sections 36, 37 and 114 of, and rule 1 of Order XLVII in Schedule I to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, or in any other enactment for the time being in force.
Section 18. Extent of original jurisdiction of District or Joint District Judge
Save as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the jurisdiction of a District Judge or 51Joint District Judge extends, subject to the provisions of section 15 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 to all original suits for the time being cognizable by Civil Courts.
Extent of jurisdiction of Senior 52[Civil] Judge, etc.
5319. (1) Save as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the jurisdiction of a Senior 54Civil Judge and 55a Civil Judge shall extend to all suits of which the value does not exceed 25 (twenty five) lac Taka and 15 (fifteen) lac Taka respectively.
(2) The District Judge shall transfer the suit or proceeding pending before the Joint District Judge Court or the Senior 56Civil Judge Court to the competent court within 90 (ninety) days from the date of enforcement of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(3) If any suit or proceeding is transferred under sub-section (2), the suit or proceeding shall start from the stage at which it was transferred.
Section 20. 57[Appeal from District and Additional District Judges]
(1) Save as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, an appeal from a decree or order of a District Judge or 58Additional District Judge shall lie to the High Court Division.
(2) An appeal shall not lie to the High Court Division from a decree or order of an 59Additional District Judge in any case in which, if the decree or order had been made by the District Judge, an appeal would not lie to that Court.
Section 21. 60[Appeal from Joint District Judge, etc.]
61(1) Save as aforesaid, an appeal from a decree or order of a Joint District Judge shall lie-
(a) to the District Judge where the value of the original suit in which or in any proceeding arising out of which the decree or order was made did not exceed 5 (five) crore Taka; and
(b) to the High Court Division in any other case.
(1A) No appeal or proceeding pending before the High Court Division shall be transferred to the District Judge only because of the enhancement of pecuniary jurisdiction of a District Judge by the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(2) Save as aforesaid, an appeal from a decree or order of a 62Senior 63Civil Judge or 64a Civil Judge shall lie to the District Judge.
(3) Where the function of receiving any appeals which lie to the District Judge under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) has been assigned to an 65Additional District Judge, the appeals may be preferred to the 66Additional District Judge.
(4) The High Court Division may, with the previous sanction of the Government, direct, by notification in the official Gazette, that appeals lying to the District Judge under sub-section (2) from all or any of the decrees or orders of any 67Senior 68Civil Judge or 69a Civil Judge, shall be preferred to the Court of such 70Joint District Judge as may be mentioned in the notification, and the appeals shall thereupon be preferred accordingly.
Section 22. 71[Power of District Judge to transfer appeals]
(1) A District Judge may transfer to any 72Joint District Judge under his administrative control any appeals pending before him from the decrees or orders of 73Senior 74Civil Judges or 75Civil Judges.(2) The District Judge may withdraw any appeal so transferred, and either hear and depose of it himself or transfer it to a Court under his administrative control competent to dispose of it.
(3) Appeals transferred under this section shall be disposed of subject to the rules applicable to like appeals when disposed of by the District Judge.
Section 23. Exercise by Joint District Judge or Senior 76[Civil] Judge or 77[Civil] Judge of Jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings
(1) The High Court Division may, by general or special order, authorise any 78Joint District Judge or 79Senior 80Civil Judge or 81Civil Judge to take cognizance of, or any District Judge to transfer to a 82Joint District Judge or 83Senior 84Civil Judge or 85Civil Judge under his administrative control, any of the proceedings next hereinafter mentioned or any class of those proceedings specified in the order.
(2) The proceedings referred to in sub-section (1) are the following, namely:-
(a) Proceedings under the Bengal Wills and Intestacy Regulation, 1799;
(b)-(c) [Repealed by the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (Act VIII of 1890).]
(d) Proceedings under the
Succession Act, 1925, which cannot be disposed of by District Delegates; and
86* * *. (3) The District Judge may withdraw any such proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a 87Joint District Judge or 88Senior 89Civil Judge or 90Civil Judge, and may either himself dispose of them or transfer them to a Court under his administrative control competent to dispose of them.
Section 24. Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section
(1) Proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a 91Joint District Judge or 92Senior 93Civil Judge or 94Civil Judge, as the case may be, under the last foregoing section shall be disposed of by him subject to the rules applicable to like proceedings when disposed of by the District Judge:
Provided that an appeal from an order of a 95Senior 96Civil Judge or 97Civil Judge in any such proceeding shall lie to the District Judge.
(2) An appeal from the order of the District Judge on the Appeal from the order of the 98Senior 99Civil Judge or 100Civil Judge under this section shall lie to the High Court Division if a further appeal from the order of the District Judge is allowed by the law for the time being in force.
Section 25. Power to invest Joint District Judges and 101[Senior 102[Civil] Judges or 103[Civil] Judges with Small Cause Court jurisdiction]
The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, confer, within such local limits as it thinks fit, upon any 104Joint District Judge or 105Senior 106Civil Judge or 107Civil Judge the jurisdiction of a Judge of a Court of Small Causes under the 108* * * Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, for the trail of suits, cognizable by such Courts, up to such value not exceeding 109twenty thousand Taka in the case of a 110Joint District Judge or ten thousand Taka in the case of 111a Senior 112Civil Judge or six thousand Taka in the case of 113a Civil Judge as it thinks fit, and may withdraw any jurisdiction so conferred:
Provided that the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, delegate to the High Court Division its powers under this section.
Reference of Judges in other laws
11425A. Where in any other law for the time being in force, any reference is made to Additional Judge, or Subordinate Judge, or Senior Assistant Judge, or Assistant Judge, the reference shall be construed respectively as to Additional District Judge, or Joint District Judge, or Senior Civil Judge or Civil Judge as the case may be.
[Omitted]
26-35. [Omitted by the 1st Schedule of the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937.]
Section 36. Power to confer powers of Civil Courts on officers
(1) The Government may invest with the powers of any Civil Court under this Act, by name or in virtue of office,-
Clause (a) [Omitted by the Governor General Order 4 of 1949, Schedule.]
(b) after consultation with the High Court Division any officer serving in any part of the territories to which this Act extends and belonging to a class defined in this behalf by the Government.
(2) Nothing in sections 4, 5, 6, 8. 10 or 11 applies to any officer so invested, but all the other provisions of this Act shall, so far as those provisions can be made applicable, apply to him as if he were a Judge of the Court with the powers of which he is invested.
(3) [Omitted by East Pakistan (Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (Ordinance No. XIII of 1962).]
(4) Where the place at which the Court of an officer invested with powers under sub-section (1) is to be held has not been fixed under section 14, the Court may be held at any place within the local limits of its jurisdiction.
Section 37. Certain decisions to be according to local law
(1) Where in any suit or other proceeding it is necessary for a Civil Court to decide any question regarding succession, inheritance, marriage or caste, or any religious usage or institution, the 115Muslim law in cases where the parties are 116Muslim, and the Hindu law in cases where the parties are Hindus, shall form the rule of decision except in so far as such law has, by legislative enactment, been altered or abolished.
(2) In cases not provided for by sub-section (1) or by any other law for the time being in force, the Court shall act according to justice, equity and good conscience.
Section 38. 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 proceeding 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 officer, 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 117section 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 Division.
Section 39. Subordination of Courts to District Court
For the purposes of the last foregoing section the presiding officer of a Court subject to the administrative control of the District Judge shall be deemed to be immediately subordinate to the Court of the District Judge, and, for the purposes of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, the Court of such an officer shall be deemed to be of a grade inferior to that of the Court of the District Judge.
Section 40. Application of Act to Courts of Small Causes
(1) This section and sections 15, 32, 37, 38 and 39 apply to Courts of Small Causes constituted under the 118* * * Small Cause Courts Act, 1887.
(2) Save as provided by that Act, the other sections of this Act do not apply to those Courts.
1.Throughout this Act, except otherwise provided, the words “Bangladesh”, “Government”, “Taka” and "High Court Division" were substituted, for the words “East Pakistan”, “Provincial Government”, “rupees” and "High Court" respectively by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
2.The words “East Bengal” were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
3.The word “thereof” was substituted, for the words “of that province” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
4.The words “of East Pakistan” were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
5.The words “or East Bengal Civil Court Act” were inserted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
6.Section 3 was substituted, for section 3 by section 2 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
7.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 2 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
8.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 2 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
9.Section 4 was substituted, for section 3 by section 3 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
10.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 3 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
11.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
12.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
13.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
14.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
15.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
16.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
17.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
18.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
19.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
20.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
21.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No XLIX of 2001).
22.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No XLIX of 2001).
23.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 6 and 7 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
24.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No XLIX of 2001).
25.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 6 and 7 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
26.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 6 and 7 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
27.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 6 and 7 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
28.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 7 and 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
29.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 7 and 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
30.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 7 and 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
31.The words “Senior Assistant Judges or Assistant Judges” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judges” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
32.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
33.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
34.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 7 and 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
35.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
36.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
37.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
38.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
39.The words “Senior Assistant Judges or Assistant Judges” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judges” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
40.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
41.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
42.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
43.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
44.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
45.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
46.The words “Joint District Judge or Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge is a Joint District Judge or Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Subordinate Judge or Assistant Judge is a Subordinate Judge or Assistant Judge” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
47.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
48.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
49.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
50.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
51.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
52.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
53.Section 19 was substituted by section 2 of The Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act No. V of 2021).
54.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
55.The words “a Civil” were substituted for the words “an Assistant” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
56.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 5 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
57.The marginal heading was substituted, for the former marginal heading by section 11 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
58.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 11 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
59.The marginal heading was substituted, for the former marginal heading by section 11 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
60.The marginal heading was substituted, for the former marginal heading by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
61.Sub-section (1) and (1A) were substituted by section 3 of The Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2021 (Act No. V of 2021).
62.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or an Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
63.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
64.The words “a Civil” were substituted for the words “an Assistant” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
65.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
66.The words “Additional District” were substituted, for the word “Additional” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
67.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or an Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 12 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
68.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
69.The words “a Civil” were substituted for the words “an Assistant” by section 6 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
70.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 12 and 13 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
71.The marginal heading was substituted, for marginal heading by section 13 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
72.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 12 and 13 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
73.The words “Senior Assistant Judges or Assistant Judges” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judges” by section 13 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
74.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 7 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
75.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 7 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
76.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
77.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
78.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 14 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
79.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 14 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
80.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
81.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
82.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 14 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
83.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted for the words “Assistant Judge” by section 14 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
84.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
85.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
86.Sub-clause (e) was omitted by section 6(2) of the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts (Bengal Amendment) Act, 1935.
87.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
88.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
89.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
90.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 8 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
91.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
92.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
93.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
94.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
95.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
96.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
97.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
98.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
99.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
100.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 9 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
101.In the marginal heading the words “Senior Assistant Judges or Assistant Judges” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judges” by section 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001)
102.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 10 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
103.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 10 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
104.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
105.The words “Senior Assistant Judge or Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “Assistant Judge” by sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
106.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 10 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
107.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 10 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
108.The word “Provincial” was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
109.The words, brackets and figures “twenty thousand Taka in the case of a Subordinate Judge or ten thousand Taka in the case of an Assistant Judge whose jurisdiction has been extended under sub-section (2) of section 19 or six thousand Taka in the case of any other Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words, brackets and figure “ten thousand Taka in the case of a Subordinate Judge or five thousand Taka in the case of an Assistant Judge whose jurisdiction has been extended under sub-section (2) of section 19 or three thousand Taka in the case of any other Assistant Judge” by section 4 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 1990 (Act No. XLVIII of 1990).
110.The words “Joint District” were substituted, for the word “Subordinate” by section 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
111.The words “a Senior Assistant Judge or six thousand Taka in the case of an Assistant Judge” were substituted, for the words “an Assistant Judge whose jurisdiction has been extended under sub-section (2) of section 19 or six thousand Taka in the case of any other Assistant Judge” by section 16 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. XLIX of 2001).
112.The word “Civil” was substituted for the word “Assistant” by section 10 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
113.The words “a Civil” were substituted for the words “an Assistant” by section 10 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
114.Section 25A was substituted by section 11 of the Civil Courts (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance No. LV of 2025).
115.The word “Muslim” was substituted, for the word “Muhammadan” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
116.The word “Muslim” was substituted, for the word “Muhammadan” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
117.The words, figures and comma “section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908” were substituted, for the words and figure “section 25 of the Code of Civil Procedure” by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973).
118.The word “Provincial” was omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)