LawgistThe Madras Civil Courts Act
12Jurisdiction of District Judge or Subordinate Judge in original suits
The jurisdiction of a District Judge or a Subordinate Judge extends, subject to the rules contained in the Code of Civil Procedure, to all original suits and proceedings of a civil nature.
Jurisdiction of District Munsif. —The jurisdiction of a District Munsif extends to all like suits and proceedings, not otherwise exempted from his cognizance, of which the amount or value of the subject-matter does not exceed two thousand five hundred rupees.
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JURISDICTION
- 10 Local limits of jurisdiction of District Court or Subordinate Judge
- 11 Local jurisdiction of District Munsifs
- 12 Jurisdiction of District Judge or Subordinate Judge in original suits
- 13 Appeals from decrees of District Courts
- 14 Valuation of suits for immovable property
- 15 Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation
- 16 Law administered by Courts to Natives
- 17 Judges not to try suits in which they are interested; nor to try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities
