Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Preliminary
Section 4: Savings
(1) In the absence of any specific provision to the Contrary, nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any special or local law now in force or any special jurisdiction or power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed, by or under any other law for the time being in force.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the proposition contained in sub-section(1), nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any remedy which a landholder or landlord may have under any law for the time being in force for the recovery of rent of agricultural land from the produce of such land.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 4
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Abdul Rejak Laskar v. Mafizur Rahman & Ors.
The High Court held that the s.154(1)(e) of the the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 bars the civil court from exercising its jurisdiction; whether the High Court committed any error in taking view that the suit…
- Kirodi (Since Deceased) Through His Lr v. Ram Parkash & Ors.
- Arun Dev Upadhyaya v. Integrated Sales Service Ltd & Anr.
- Pankajakshi (Dead) Through Lrs. & Others v. Chandrika & Others