Code of Civil Procedure 1877
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The Code of Civil Procedure 1877 was a major revision of civil procedural law in British India that standardized and modernized the rules governing civil court proceedings across the colony.
All labels observed (1)
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| Code of Civil Procedure 1877 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11825812 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Civil Procedure 1877 Context triple: [Code of Civil Procedure 1859, followedBy, Code of Civil Procedure 1877]
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A.
Code of Civil Procedure 1859
The Code of Civil Procedure 1859 was the first comprehensive procedural law enacted for British India, establishing standardized rules for conducting civil court proceedings across the colonial territories.
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B.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a key Indian statute that lays down the rules and procedures for the conduct of civil court proceedings across India.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1882
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1882 was an early Indian statute that systematically governed civil court procedures before being replaced and modernized by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
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D.
California Code of Civil Procedure
The California Code of Civil Procedure is the primary body of statutory law governing civil litigation processes and procedures in the state of California.
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E.
Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure
The Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure is Egypt’s primary legal framework governing how civil and commercial disputes are brought before, managed, and resolved by the courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Civil Procedure 1877 Target entity description: The Code of Civil Procedure 1877 was a major revision of civil procedural law in British India that standardized and modernized the rules governing civil court proceedings across the colony.
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A.
Code of Civil Procedure 1859
The Code of Civil Procedure 1859 was the first comprehensive procedural law enacted for British India, establishing standardized rules for conducting civil court proceedings across the colonial territories.
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B.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is a key Indian statute that lays down the rules and procedures for the conduct of civil court proceedings across India.
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C.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1882
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1882 was an early Indian statute that systematically governed civil court procedures before being replaced and modernized by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
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D.
California Code of Civil Procedure
The California Code of Civil Procedure is the primary body of statutory law governing civil litigation processes and procedures in the state of California.
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E.
Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure
The Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure is Egypt’s primary legal framework governing how civil and commercial disputes are brought before, managed, and resolved by the courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Imperial Legislative Council
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civil procedure code ⓘ statute ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
making civil litigation more systematic
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reducing procedural diversity among provincial courts ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
mofussil (provincial) civil courts
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presidency towns ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil appeals
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civil court jurisdiction and powers ⓘ civil suits ⓘ execution of civil decrees ⓘ |
| basedOn | English civil procedure principles ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
appeals
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costs in civil proceedings ⓘ execution proceedings ⓘ institution of suits ⓘ interlocutory orders ⓘ judgments and decrees ⓘ limitations on multiple suits ⓘ pleadings ⓘ res judicata principles in procedure ⓘ service of summons ⓘ trial of suits ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Imperial Legislative Council of India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major revision of civil procedural law in British India
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step toward a unified Indian civil procedure code ⓘ |
| influenced |
Code of Civil Procedure 1908
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linked to:
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
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| jurisdiction | British India ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | civil procedure law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Anglo-Indian legal system ⓘ |
| partOf | colonial legal reforms in British India ⓘ |
| predecessor | Code of Civil Procedure 1859 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernize rules governing civil court proceedings
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to secure uniformity in civil procedure across British Indian courts ⓘ to standardize civil procedure in British India ⓘ |
| region | Indian subcontinent under British rule ⓘ |
| revisedFrom | Code of Civil Procedure 1859 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | civil court proceedings ⓘ |
| successor |
Code of Civil Procedure 1882
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linked to:
Code of Civil Procedure, 1882
Code of Civil Procedure 1908 ⓘ
linked to:
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Code of Civil Procedure 1877 Description of subject: The Code of Civil Procedure 1877 was a major revision of civil procedural law in British India that standardized and modernized the rules governing civil court proceedings across the colony.
Referenced by (2)
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