https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463282 The Uttar Pradesh Civil Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 was treated as shifting cognizance of small causes suits valued up to Rs. 1 lakh to the Civil Judge (Senior Division) as Judge of Small Causes, including suits already pending within that limit. The Court read "cognizable" as covering institution, hearing, and decision, and held that District Judges and Additional District Judges could no longer validly decide such suits once the enhanced pecuniary limit applied. It further applied Section 21 CPC to hold that a challenge to the trial court's pecuniary competence could not be raised in revision unless taken at the earliest opportunity and accompanied by proof of failure of justice. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:36:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463282 The Uttar Pradesh Civil Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 was treated as shifting cognizance of small causes suits valued up to Rs. 1 lakh to the Civil Judge (Senior Division) as Judge of Small Causes, including suits already pending within that limit. The Court read "cognizable" as covering institution, hearing, and decision, and held that District Judges and Additional District Judges could no longer validly decide such suits once the enhanced pecuniary limit applied. It further applied Section 21 CPC to hold that a challenge to the trial court's pecuniary competence could not be raised in revision unless taken at the earliest opportunity and accompanied by proof of failure of justice. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463282