(1) This Act may be called the Code of Civil Procedure.
(2) It extends to the whole of India except—
(a) the State of Nagaland and the tribal areas:
Provided that the State Government concerned may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the provisions of this Code or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications as may be specified in the notification.
Explanation.— In this clause, "tribal areas" means the territories which, immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution.
(3) It shall come into force on the first day of January, 1909.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 1
Section 1 provides the short title, territorial extent across India, and statutory commencement of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), establishing the premier national procedural code governing civil adjudication, pleadings, decrees, and execution across all civil courts in India.
In civil disputes arising in tribal belts or scheduled areas, verify whether the local district operates under customary tribal councils or if CPC provisions have been formally notified by the State under Section 1(3).