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According to paragraph 5 of the Law Commission of India’s 27th Report (1964), how did the Special…

The Special Committee was chaired by Sir Earle Richards and included Dr. Rashbehary Ghose. The committee placed fundamental provisions in the body of the Code and procedural…

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According to paragraph 5 of the Law Commission of India’s 27th Report (1964), how did the Special Committee chaired by Sir Earle Richards arrange the draft that became the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908?

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The Special Committee was chaired by Sir Earle Richards and included Dr. Rashbehary Ghose.

The committee placed fundamental provisions in the body of the Code and procedural detail in the Schedule.

The Commission identified 1859 as the first uniform Code, with prior systems of procedure already in operation.

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The report gives the body first and the Schedule second.

Option B

The report identifies these two divisions in this order.

Option C

The report names the Schedule as the second division. It does not place the Orders outside it.

Option D

Orders and rules belong within the procedural schedule and are not the two principal divisions.

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