THE BOMBAY REVENUE JURISDICTION ACT, 1876
An Act to limit the jurisdiction of the Civil Courts throughout the Bombay Presidency in matters
relating to the Land-revenue, and for other purposes.
Preamble:—WHEREAS in certain parts of the Presidency of Bombay, the jurisdiction of the Civil
Courts in matters connected with the land-revenue is more extensive than it is in the rest of the said
Presidency;
And whereas it is expedient that the jurisdiction of all the Civil Courts in the said Presidency should
be limited in manner hereinafter appearing;
And whereas it is also expedient to amend the Bombay Civil Courts Act, section thirty-two, and to
revive certain provisions of the thirteenth section of Regulation 17 of 1827 of the Bombay Code, which
was repealed by the Land Improvement Act, 1871 (26 of 1871),
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It is hereby enacted as follows:—
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