Lawgist25Power to invest Subordinate Judges and Munsifs with Small Cause Court jurisdiction
1[25. Power to invest Subordinate Judges and Munsifs with Small Cause Court Jurisdiction.--The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, confer, within such local limits as it thinks fit, upon any Subordinate Judge or Munsif the jurisdiction of a Judge of a Court of Small Causes under the Provinicial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (9 of 1887) for the trial of suits, cognizable by such Courts, up to such value not exceeding five hundred1 rupees in the case of a Subordinate Judge or 2[two hundred and fifty3 rupees] in the case of a Munsif as it thinks fit, and may withdraw any jurisdiction so conferred:]
3[Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delegate to the High Court its powers under this section.]
STATE AMENDMENT
Assam
Amendment of section 25.-- In section 25 of the said Act, for the words "five hundred rupees", the words "seven hundred and fifty rupees" and for the words "two hundred and fifty rupees", the words "three hundred rupees" shall be substituted.
[Vide Assam Act 6 of 1935, s. 7]
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1. Ss. 24 and 25 do not apply to Honorary Munsifs and Benches in the U.P.; see the U.P. Honorary Munsifs Act, 1896 (U.P. 2 of 1896), s. 13.
2. Subs. by Act 16 of 1911, s. 4, for one hundred rupees.
3. Ins. by 4 of 1914, s. 2 and Sch., Pt. I.
- 22 Power to transfer to Subordinate Judges appeals from Munsifs
- 23 Exercise by Subordinate Judge or Munsif of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings
- 24 Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section
- 25 Power to invest Subordinate Judges and Munsifs with Small Cause Court jurisdiction
