CPC Section 21: Objections to jurisdiction
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Part 1: Suits in General
21. Objections to jurisdiction. — [(1)] No objection as to the place of suing shall be allowed by any Appellate or Revisional Court unless such objection was taken in the Court of first instance at the earliest possible opportunity and in all cases where issues are settled at or before such settlement, and unless there has been a consequent failure of justice. [(2) No objection as to the competence of a Court with reference to the pecuniary limits of its jurisdiction shall be allowed by any Appellate or Revisional Court unless such objection was taken in the Court of first instance at the earliest possible opportunity, and, in all cases where issues are settled, at or before such settlement, and unless there has been a consequent failure of justice.
(3) No objection as to the competence of the executing Court with reference to the local limits of its jurisdiction shall be allowed by any Appellate or Revisional Court unless such objection was taken in the executing Court at the earliest possible opportunity, and unless there has been a consequent failure of justice.]
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- 10. Stay of suit
- 11. Res judicata
- 12. Bar to further suit
- 13. When foreign judgment not conclusive
- 14. Presumption as to foreign judgments
- 15. Court in which suits to be instituted
- 16. Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate
- 17. Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts
- 18. Place of Institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain
- 19. Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movables
- 20. Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises
- 21A. Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing
- 22. Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court
- 23. To what Court application lies
- 24. General power of transfer and withdrawal
- 25. Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc
- 26. Institution of suits
- 27. Summons to defendants
- 28. Service of summons where defendant resides in another State
- 29. Service of foreign summonses
- 30. Power to order discovery and the like
- 31. Summons to witness
- 32. Penalty for default
- 33. Judgment and decree
- 34. Interest
- 35. Costs
- 35A. Compensatory costs in respect of false or vexatious claims or defences
- 35B. Costs for causing delay