CPCUniform applicationSupreme Court of India

State of U.P. v Hazratbal Waqf

(1994) 5 Supreme Court Cases 71819941 min read
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Facts
A dispute arose regarding property under the Waqf Act. The question was whether the CPC governed the proceedings or whether the special statute (Waqf Act) excluded CPC application.
Issue
Whether the CPC applies to civil proceedings under special statutes that create their own forums.
Held
CPC applies uniformly to all civil courts unless expressly or clearly impliedly excluded.
Principle
The CPC applies uniformly to all civil courts. Special statutes may exclude it, but exclusion must be express or clearly implied. An alternative forum alone does not oust CPC application.
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Facts

  • A dispute arose regarding property under the Waqf Act
  • The question was whether the CPC governed the proceedings or whether the special statute (Waqf Act) excluded CPC application
  • The State argued that the special forum created under the Waqf Act ousted CPC

Issue

  1. Whether the CPC applies to civil proceedings under special statutes that create their own forums.

Held

  • CPC applies uniformly to all civil courts unless expressly or clearly impliedly excluded
  • The mere creation of a special forum does not exclude CPC
  • Exclusion must be shown from the express language or necessary implication of the special statute
  • Where the special statute is silent on procedure, CPC governs by default

Ratio decidendi

CPC applies uniformly unless expressly/impliedly excluded by special statute. Alternative forum alone does not oust CPC.

Exam use

How to use it in an answer

- Key line: "In State of UP v. Hazratbal Waqf (1994), the Supreme Court held that CPC applies uniformly to all civil courts. Exclusion by special statute must be express or clearly implied."

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Citation

State of U.P. v. Hazratbal Waqf (1994) 5 Supreme Court Cases 718

Reported: (1994) 5 SCC 718; verified via standard CPC references. This is an educational summary, not the judgment itself. Cite the reported version in professional or academic work.