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Under Section 16 of the CPC, suits relating to immovable property shall be instituted in the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the property is situated. Which of the following is NOT covered by Section 16?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. **Section 16 of the CPC** governs suits relating to property and requires institution in the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the property is situated:
2. (a) recovery of immovable property with or without rent or profits;
3. (b) partition of immovable property;
4. (c) foreclosure, sale or redemption in the case of a mortgage of or charge upon immovable property;
5. (d) determination of any other right to or interest in immovable property;
6. (e) compensation for wrong to immovable property;
7. (f) recovery of movable property actually under distraint or attachment.
8. **Personal injury claims for road accidents are NOT covered by Section 16** — they are governed by Section 19 (wrong done to person or movable property) or Section 20 (residual rule).
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 8, 'Place of Suing (Territorial) — Section 16', p. 179._
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