11. Agriculturists to be sued where they reside
Every suit of the description mentioned in Section 3, clause (w), may, if the defendant, or, when there are several defendants, one only of such defendants, is an agriculturist, be instituted and tried in a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction such defendant resides, and not elsewhere.
Every such suit in which there are several defendants who are agriculturists may be instituted and tried in a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction any one of such defendants resides, and not elsewhere. Nothing herein contained shall affect sections 22 to 25 (both inclusive) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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Amendment notes (6)
- . Reproduced below:
- "(w) suits for the recovery of money alleged to be due to the plaintiff--
- on account of money lent or advanced to, or paid for, the defendant, or as the price of goods sold, or
- on an account stated between the plaintiff and defendant, or
- on a written or unwritten engagement for the payment of money not hereinbefore provided for;".
- . See now Act 5 of 1908.