CPC Section 137: Language of subordinate Courts
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part 11: Miscellaneous
137. Language of subordinate Courts.—(1) The language which, on the commencement of this Code, is the language of any Court subordinate to a High Court shall continue to be the language of such subordinate Court until the State Government otherwise directs.
(2) The State Government may declare what shall be the language of any such Court and in what character applications to and proceedings in such Courts shall be written.
(3) Where this Court requires or allows anything other that the recording of evidence to be done in writing in any such Court, such writing may be in English; but if any party or his pleader is unacquainted with English a translation into the language of the Court shall, at his request, be supplied to him; and the Court shall make such order as it thinks fit in respect of the payment of the costs of such translation.
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- 135. Exemption from arrest under civil process
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- 141. Miscellaneous proceedings
- 142. Orders and notices to be in writing
- 143. Postage
- 144. Application for restitution
- 145. Enforcement of liability of surety
- 146. Proceedings by or against representatives
- 147. Consent or agreement by persons under disability
- 148. Enlargement of time
- 148A. Right to lodge a caveat
- 149. Power to make up deficiency of court-fees
- 150. Transfer of business
- 151. Saving of inherent powers of Court
- 152. Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders
- 153. General power to amend
- 153A. Power to amend decree or order where appeal is summarily dismissed
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- 154. [Repealed.]
- 155. [Repealed.]
- 156. [Repealed.]
- 157. Continuance of orders under repealed enactments
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