Section 22: Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court
The Code of Civil Procedure · Code of Civil Procedure · Part I · in_force
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Where a suit may be instituted in any one of two or more Courts and is instituted in one of such Courts, any defendant, after notice to the other parties, may, at the earliest possible opportunity and in all cases where issues are settled at or before such settlement, apply to have the suit transferred to another Court, and the Court to which such application is made, after considering the objections of the other parties (if any), shall determine in which of the several Courts having jurisdiction the suit shall proceed.
Effective date: 1909-01-01
Related sections
Section 21: Objections to jurisdictionSection 23: To what Court application liesSection 20: Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arisesSection 24: General power of transfer and with drawlSection 19: Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or moveablesSection 24A: Appreance of parties on transfer of suits, etc
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