#Provincial Small Cause Courts Act

Gauhati High Court rules that suits for possession and declaration of title over immovable property fall outside the jurisdiction of Small Causes Courts under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, rendering Section 96(4) CPC irrelevant regardless of valuation. This holding reinforces the exclusivity of regular civil courts for property disputes, impacting litigants and practitioners in Assam and neighboring states.

Bombay High Court holds that Civil Courts lack jurisdiction to entertain eviction suits against gratuitous licensees; plaint must be returned to Small Causes Court under Order VII Rule 10-A CPC.