CIVIL JUDGES

Situation of Subordinate Courts.

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Summary

The 1[Civil Judges] shall hold their Courts at such place or places as the 2[ 3[State] Government] may from time to time appoint within the local limits of their respective jurisdiction : 4[Provided that for special reasons it shall be lawful for the 5[ 6[State] Government] to order that a 7[Civil Judge] shall hold his Court at a place outside the local limits of his jurisdiction.] Wherever more than one such place is appointed, the District Judge shall, subject to the control of the High Court, fix the days on which the 8[Civil Judge] shall hold his Court at each of such places, and the 9[Civil Judge] shall cause such days to be duly notified throughout the local limits of his jurisdiction. The same person may be the Judge of more than one subordinate Court 10[and may dispose of the civil business of any one of his Courts at the headquarters of any other of his Court]; and in such cases the District Judge shall, subject to the control of the High Court, prescribe rules for regulating the time during which the 11[Civil Judge] shall sit in each Court. Appointment of Joint 12[Civil Judges].- 13[For the purpose of assisting the Judge of any subordinate Court in the disposal of the civil business on his file, 14[the High Court may appoint to such Court from the members of the Subordinate Civil Judicial Service of the 15[State]] one or more Joint 16[Civil Judges], or the District Judge may, with the previous sanction of the High Court, depute to such Court the Judge of another subordinate Court within the district. A 17[Civil Judge] thus appointed or deputed to assist in the Court of another 18[Civil Judge] shall dispose of such civil business within the limits of his pecuniary jurisdiction as may, subject to the control of the District Judge, be referred to him by Judge of such Court. 19[He may also dispose of the Civil business of his Court at the place of his deputation subject to the general or special orders of the High Court in this behalf.] Provisions applicable to Joint 20[Civil Judges].- For the purpose of this section the provisions of the Act applicable to 21[Civil Judges] shall be and shall be deemed always to have been applicable to Joint 22[Civil Judges] : Provided that no such Joint 23[Civil Judge] shall hear and determine any suit instituted under section 4 of the Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act, 1879, unless the value of the said suit falls within the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction conferred on him by that Act.]

The 1[Civil Judges] shall hold their Courts at such place or places as the 2[ 3[State] Government] may from time to time appoint within the local limits of their respective jurisdiction : 4[Provided that for special reasons it shall be lawful for the 5[ 6[State] Government] to order that a 7[Civil Judge] shall hold his Court at a place outside the local limits of his jurisdiction.] Wherever more than one such place is appointed, the District Judge shall, subject to the control of the High Court, fix the days on which the 8[Civil Judge] shall hold his Court at each of such places, and the 9[Civil Judge] shall cause such days to be duly notified throughout the local limits of his jurisdiction. The same person may be the Judge of more than one subordinate Court 10[and may dispose of the civil business of any one of his Courts at the headquarters of any other of his Court]; and in such cases the District Judge shall, subject to the control of the High Court, prescribe rules for regulating the time during which the 11[Civil Judge] shall sit in each Court. Appointment of Joint 12[Civil Judges].- 13[For the purpose of assisting the Judge of any subordinate Court in the disposal of the civil business on his file, 14[the High Court may appoint to such Court from the members of the Subordinate Civil Judicial Service of the 15[State]] one or more Joint 16[Civil Judges], or the District Judge may, with the previous sanction of the High Court, depute to such Court the Judge of another subordinate Court within the district. A 17[Civil Judge] thus appointed or deputed to assist in the Court of another 18[Civil Judge] shall dispose of such civil business within the limits of his pecuniary jurisdiction as may, subject to the control of the District Judge, be referred to him by Judge of such Court. 19[He may also dispose of the Civil business of his Court at the place of his deputation subject to the general or special orders of the High Court in this behalf.] Provisions applicable to Joint 20[Civil Judges].- For the purpose of this section the provisions of the Act applicable to 21[Civil Judges] shall be and shall be deemed always to have been applicable to Joint 22[Civil Judges] : Provided that no such Joint 23[Civil Judge] shall hear and determine any suit instituted under section 4 of the Dekkhan Agriculturists Relief Act, 1879, unless the value of the said suit falls within the limits of the pecuniary jurisdiction conferred on him by that Act.]

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