3. Savings
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect—
(a)
any proceedings before or after decree in any suit instituted before the commencement of this Act; or
(b)
The jurisdiction of a Magistrate under any law for the time being in force with respect to debts or other claims of a civil nature, or of village-munsifs or village-panchayats, under the provisions of the Madras Code, or of village-munsifs under the Dekkhan Agriculturists’ Relief Act, 1879 (17 of 1879); or
(c)
any local law or any special law other than the Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882).
Amendment notes (1)
- . See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).