Question

Which of the following sections of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, deals with the transfer of suits?

• A. Section 24
• B. Section 25
• C. Section 26
• D. Section 27

Hint:

Remember the hierarchy of transfer powers: \[\begin{array}{rl} \bullet & \text{**Intra-State Transfer** (within a state): High Court or District Court under Section 24.} \\ \bullet & \text{**Inter-State Transfer** (between states): Supreme Court under Section 25.} \\ \end{array}\]

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Section 24 of the CPC grants general power of transfer and withdrawal to the High Court and the District Court. It allows these courts to, at any stage, transfer any suit, appeal, or other proceeding pending before a court subordinate to them to any other subordinate court competent to try it. This power is exercised to meet the ends of justice. It should be distinguished from Section 25, which gives the Supreme Court the power to transfer suits from a court in one state to a court in another state.