Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Chapter IX: Special Provisions Relating to the High Courts Not Being the Court of A Judicial Commissioner
Section 120: Provisions not applicable to High Court in original civil jurisdiction
In plain words
Sections 16, 17 and 20 on the place of suing do not apply to a High Court exercising its original civil jurisdiction.
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Official text
(1)The following provisions shall not apply to the High Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction, namely, sections 16, 17 and 20.
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