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Section 158: Reference to Code of Civil Procedure and other repealed enactments

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Section 157 All 158 Sections of Code of Civil Procedure

Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 158

Section 158 establishes that any reference in any enactment or instrument to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882 or any other repealed civil code shall be construed as applying to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 or corresponding provisions thereof.

  • Statutory Reference Substitution: In every enactment or instrument in force immediately before the commencement of this Code, any reference to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1882, or to any other repealed civil procedure enactment, shall, so far as may be, be construed as applying to this Code or to the corresponding part thereof.
  • Universal Statutory Harmonization: Automatically updates statutory cross-references across the Transfer of Property Act, Contract Act, Registration Act, and local state laws without requiring separate legislative amendments.
  • Corresponding Provisions Translation: Maps old Section numbers of the 1882 Code directly to 1908 Sections and Orders.
Key Landmark Precedents:
  • Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Haryana, (2012) 1 SCC 656: The Supreme Court noted that Section 158 harmonizes property and commercial statutes, translating older procedural references to current CPC provisions.
  • Salem Advocate Bar Association (I) v. Union of India, (2003) 1 SCC 49: Affirmed the structural cross-referencing function of Section 158.
Courtroom Practice & Strategic Litigation Guidance:

When interpreting old pre-1908 mortgage deeds or municipal bylaws referencing 'Section 244 of Act 14 of 1882', read it as Section 47 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 by virtue of Section 158.

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