LawgistThe Madras City Civil Court Act
3Constitution of the City Court
The Local Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, establish a Court, to be called the Madras City Civil Court, with jurisdiction to receive, try and dispose of all suits and other proceedings of a civil nature not exceeding two thousand five hundred rupees in value and arising within the City of Madras, except suits or proceedings which are cognizable—
(a) by the High Court as a Court of Admiralty or Vice-Admiralty or as a Colonial Court of Admiralty, or as a Court having testamentary, intestate or matrimonial jurisdiction, or
(b) by the Court for the relief of inso0lvent debtors, or
(c) by the Small Cause Court.
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All sections
- 1 Title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Constitution of the City Court
- 4 Appointment, suspension and removal of Judges
- 5 Judge of City Court to be Judge of Small Clause Court
- 6 Powers of Judges when City Court consists of more than one Judge
- 7 Appointment, powers, duties and punishment of ministerial officers
- 8 Questions arising in suits, etc., under Act to be dealt with according to law administered by High Court
- 9 Valuation of immoveable property for jurisdictional purposes
- 10 Process-fees
- 11 Appointment of Receivers
- 12 [Repealed.]
- 13 Repayment of half fees on settlement before hearing
- 14 Allowance for fees paid in City Court in cases removed to High Court
- 15 Appeals
- 16 Saving of original civil jurisdiction of High Court
- 17 Seal to be used
- 18 Holidays and vacations
