District Court, small claims procedure
A money claim brought under Part IIA of the District and Intermediate Courts (Civil Jurisdiction) Act.
Why go here first
The claim can be made orally to the clerk, who writes it up, reads it back and gives the claimant a copy. It is the one civil route here that does not assume you can draft a claim yourself.
The provision
Proceedings under this Part shall be commenced by lodging a claim with the clerk of the District Court in the district where the defendant resides.
Also in the Act
how (section 21(3))
A claim may be made orally to the clerk who shall cause it to be reduced in writing.
not_for (section 21B(2))
No claim under Part IIA shall be brought before a Court— (a) where proceedings relating to the subject-matter of that claim have been already determined by that Court or any other Court; (b) where at the commencement of this Act proceedings in relation to a claim are pending before that Court or any other Court; (c) after the expiration of one year from the date on which the cause of action arose.
amount (section 21B(1))
Where a claim is for an amount of more than 25,000 rupees, a claimant may abandon the excess, and the Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the claim.
Time limit
{'period': 'one year from the date on which the cause of action arose', 'provision': 'section 21B(2)(c)', 'quote': 'No claim under Part IIA shall be brought before a Court— ... (c) after the expiration of one year from the date on which the cause of action arose.', 'computable': False, 'not_computable_reason': "This is a bar on bringing the claim, expressed from 'the date on which the cause of action arose'. When that date falls is a question of law on your facts, not a date a form can collect, so juris will not turn it into a deadline.", 'read_from': {'document_id': 'ago:district_and_intermediate_courts_civil_jurisdiction_act_no_cap_173', 'section_ref': 'sections 20-21B'}}.
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