Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
5.Application of the Code to Revenue Courts.-
(1)
Where any Revenue Courts are governed by the provisions of this Code in those
matters of procedure upon which any special enactment applicable to them is
silent, the State Government {The words " with the previous sanction of
the G.G.in C." rep. by Act.38 of 1920, s.2 and Sch.I, Pt.I.} may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, declare that any portions of those
provisions which are not expressly made applicable by this Code shall not apply
to those Courts, or shall only apply to them with such modifications as the
State Government {The words "with the sanction aforesaid" rep. by s.2
ancl Sch.I, Pt.I, ibid.} may prescribe.
(2) "Revenue Court" in sub-section (1) means a Court having
jurisdiction under any local law to entertain suits or other proceedings
relating to the rent, revenue or profits of land used for agricultural
purposes, but does not include a Civil Court having original jurisdiction under
this Code to try such suits or proceedings as being suits or proceedings of a
civil nature.