LawgistThe Presidency Small Cause Courts Act
33Power to delegate non-judicial duties
Any non-judicial or quasi-judicial act which the 1Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882) as applied by this Act requires to be done by a Judge, and any act which may be done by a Commissioner appointed to examine and adjust accounts under section 394 of that Code as so applied, may be done by the Registrar of the Small Cause Court or by such other officer of that Court as that Court may, from time to time, appoint in this behalf.
The High Court may, from time to time, by rule, declare what shall be deemed to be non-judicial and quasi-judicial acts within the meaning of this section.
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1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).
PROCEDURE IN SUITS
- 23 Repealed
- 24 No written statement except in cases of set-off
- 25 Return of documents admitted in evidence
- 26 Compensation payable by plaintiff to defendant in certain cases
- 27 Decree-holder to accompany officer executing warrant
- 28 Things attached to immovable property and removable by tenant to be deemed movable in execution
- 29 Discharge of judgment-debtor on sufficient security
- 30 Court may in certain cases suspend execution of decree
- 31 Execution of decree of Small Cause Court by other Courts
- 32 Minors may sue in certain cases as if of full age
- 33 Power to delegate non-judicial duties
- 34 Registrar to hear and determine suits like a Judge
- 35 Registrar may execute all decrees with the same powers as a Judge
- 36 Decrees and orders of Registrar to be subject to new trial as if made by a Judge
