89. Persons by whom process may be served.—Notices to produce documents, summonses to
witnesses, and all other processes issued in the exercise of any jurisdiction conferred on the Small Cause
Court by this Act, except summonses to defendants and writs of execution, may, if the Court by general
or special order so directs, be served by such persons as the Court, from time to time, appoints in this
behalf.
90. Registers and returns.—The Small Cause Court shall keep such registers, books and accounts,
and submit to the High Court such statements and returns, as may, subject to the approval of the State
Government, be prescribed by the High Court.
91. Court to furnish records, etc., called for by State Government or High Court.—The Small
Cause Court shall comply with such requisitions as may, from time to time, be made by the State
Government or High Court for records, returns and statements in such form and manner as such
Government or Court, as the case may be, thinks fit.
92. Holidays and vacations.—The Small Cause Court shall, at the commencement of each year,
draw up a list of holidays and vacations to be observed in the Court, and shall submit the same for the
approval of the State Government.
Such list, when it has received such approval, shall be published in the Official Gazette, and the said
holidays and vacations shall be observed accordingly.
93. Certain persons exempt from arrest by Court.—The President 2 ***, the Governors of
3
[Madras],
4
[Bombay and 5
[West Bengal],
6*** 7*** and the Chief Justices and Judges of the High Courts
8***, shall not be liable to arrest by order of the Small Cause Court.
94. No suit to lie upon decree of Court.—No suit shall lie on any decree of the Small Cause Court.
95. Place of imprisonment.—Any person ordered by the Small Cause Court to be imprisoned may be
imprisoned in such place as the State Government, from time to time, appoints in this behalf.
96. Tender in suit for anything done under Act.—If any person against whom any suit is brought
for anything purporting to be done by him under this Act has, before the institution of the suit, tendered
sufficient amends to the plaintiff, the plaintiff shall not recover.
97. Limitation of prosecutions.—All prosecutions for anything purporting to be done under this Act
must be commenced within three months after the offence was committed.
1. The words and figures “section 83 or” rep. by Act 10 of 1914, s. 3 and II Schedule.
2. The words “and Members of his Council” rep. by the A.O. 1948.
3. Subs. by the A.O. 1948, for “Fort St. George”.
4. Subs. by Act 7 of 1912, s. 7 and the Schedule E, for “and Bombay”.
5. Subs. by A.O. 1948, for “Fort William in Bengal”.
6. The words “and the Members of their respective Councils” rep, by the A O.1937.
7. The words “the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal” rep. by Act 7 of 1912, s. 7 and Schedule E.
8. The words and letter “for Part A States” omitted by the A.O. (No. 2) 1956.
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THE FIRST SCHEDULE.—[Enactments repealed.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1938 (1 of 1938), s. 2
and the Schedule.
THE SECOND SCHEDULE.—[Portions of Civil Procedure Code extending to Court.] Rep. by the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1895 (1 of 1895), s. 12.