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Chand v Majid and Another (C.A. 17/1933.) [1933] EACJ 5 (1 January 1933)

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Holding and result

The court held that the procedure under Order XXXIII, Civil Procedure Rules, is entirely different from that contained in Cap. 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882, and from Order 33 as originally enacted. Article 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1877, refers to suits under Cap. 39 and does not correspond with the procedure under Order XXXIII. In the present case, the suit was filed under ordinary procedure, and there was no application under Rule 4 to invoke summary procedure. Therefore, the lower court erred in applying Article 5 to dismiss the suit as time-barred. The appeal was allowed, and the matter was remitted for further proceedings in accordance with the correct procedure and limitation law.

Court disposition

appeal allowed; lower court's dismissal set aside; matter remitted for further proceedings

Orders

  • The appeal is allowed.
  • The order of the Resident Magistrate dismissing the suit is set aside.
  • The suit is remitted to the lower court for hearing in accordance with the correct procedure and limitation law.

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Material facts

Parties

Parkash Chand

Appellant Counsel: Mangat

Abdul Majid

Respondent Counsel: Trivedi

Another

Respondent Counsel: Trivedi

Amounts and remedies

  • Amount Claimed on Promissory Note: KES 630.02

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Procedural history

  1. Posture

    Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment of Resident Magistrate's Court, Nairobi

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Questions and positions

Legal issues

Party arguments

Applicant
The appellant argued that Article 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1877, does not apply to suits brought under Order XXXIII of the Civil Procedure Rules, as the procedure under this Order is distinct from that in Cap. 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882. The appellant contended that the suit was filed under ordinary procedure and not as a summary procedure, and that the court erred in treating the application as a suit. It was further argued that there was nothing in the plaint to indicate that summary procedure applied, and that the relevant limitation period had not expired.
Respondent
The respondents argued that Order XXXIII, Rule 2, provides for summary procedure and that Article 5 of the Limitation Act applies to such cases. They maintained that no application was required to raise an objection under the Limitation Act and that the suit was correctly dismissed as time-barred. The respondents relied on Section 83, Civil Procedure Ordinance, and relevant case law to support their position that the limitation period had expired and that the summary procedure was applicable.

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Court’s reasoning

  1. 01

    Order XXXIII, Civil Procedure Rules; Cap. 39, Code of Civil Procedure, 1882

    The procedure under Order XXXIII, Civil Procedure Rules, is distinct from that under Cap. 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882, and from Order 33 as originally enacted.

  2. 02

    Indian Limitation Act, 1877, Article 5

    Article 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1877, applies to suits, not to applications or appeals, and its applicability depends on the procedure invoked.

  3. 03

    Section 106, Civil Procedure Ordinance, 1924

    Marginal notes and headings are not law and cannot be relied upon for substantive interpretation.

  4. 04

    Fernandes v. Ray, 25 Bombay 176; Logan v. Bank of England (1906), K.B.D. 141

    A person passing through a country is subject to the jurisdiction of courts in that country under the doctrine of territorial dominion.

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Ratio, limits and disposition

Ratio decidendi

The court held that the procedure under Order XXXIII, Civil Procedure Rules, is entirely different from that contained in Cap. 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882, and from Order 33 as originally enacted. Article 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1877, refers to suits under Cap. 39 and does not correspond with the procedure under Order XXXIII. In the present case, the suit was filed under ordinary procedure, and there was no application under Rule 4 to invoke summary procedure. Therefore, the lower court erred in applying Article 5 to dismiss the suit as time-barred. The appeal was allowed, and the matter was remitted for further proceedings in accordance with the correct procedure and limitation law.

Obiter and limits

  • Marginal notes and headings are not law and should not be used for substantive interpretation.
  • Local law limiting jurisdiction of courts must apply, and persons temporarily within the jurisdiction are subject to the court's authority.

Court disposition

appeal allowed; lower court's dismissal set aside; matter remitted for further proceedings

  • The appeal is allowed.
  • The order of the Resident Magistrate dismissing the suit is set aside.
  • The suit is remitted to the lower court for hearing in accordance with the correct procedure and limitation law.

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Judgment

[1933] EACJ 5

APPELLATE CIVIL.

Before SIR JACOB BARTH, C. J.

PARKASH CHAND (Appellant) (Original Plaintiff)

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ABDUL MAJID AND ANOTHER (Respondents) (Original (Defendants).

C. A. $17/1933$ .

- Civil Procedure Rules, Order XXXIII—Summary procedure— Indian Limitation Act, 1877, Article 5, limitation in case of summary procedure on negotiable instruments. - Held (3-7-33).—That the procedure under the Order is entirely different from that contained in Cap. 39 of the Code of Civil Procedure (India) of 1882, and also from that contained in Order 33 as originally enacted invoked.

Mangat for Appellant.

Trivedi for Respondents.

In Civil Case No. 1265/1933 of the Resident Magistrate's Court, Nairobi, which was filed on 24-4-33, plaintiff sued on a promissory note dated 16-11-31. The Court held that Article 5 of the Indian Limitation Act, 1877, was applicable, and that the suit was barred by limitation. From that decision the plaintiff appealed.

Marginal notes and headings are not law. Section 106, Civil Procedure Ordinance, 1924. Article 5, Limitation Act, refers to Cap. 39, Civil Procedure Code, 1882, dealing with negotiable instruments. These provisions do not correspond with Order XXXIII, Civil Procedure Rules. Article 159, Limitation Act, does not apply under Order XXXIII. Under that Order, suit is filed and summary proceedings do not arise until after application. In this case no application was filed under Rule 4. Rule 8 $(b)$ : order should have been for leave to defend. Article 5 applies to suits. Section 4, Limitation Act. Nothing in plaint to show summary procedure. Section 3, Limitation Act: suit does not include appeal or application. Court has treated application as a suit.

Trivedi.—Section 83, Civil Procedure Ordinance, sub-section (2) (f). Order XXXIII, Rule 2, provides for summary procedure. Article 5 deals with summary procedure. Rule 8 (b) does not apply to this case. No application required to raise objection under Limitation Act; 7 E. A. L. R.

192. Order XXII provides for withdrawal of suit.

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Fernandes v. Ray, 25 Bombay 176

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Logan v. Bank of England (1906), K.B.D. 141

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7 E.A.L.R. 192

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Indian Limitation Act, 1877, Article 5

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Civil Procedure Rules, Order XXXIII

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Cap. 39, Code of Civil Procedure, 1882

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Section 106, Civil Procedure Ordinance, 1924

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Section 83, Civil Procedure Ordinance

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