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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the jurisdiction of an Honorary Munsif or of a Bench shall be concurrent with that of the Munsif or where there is no Munsif, with that of the Subordinate Judge. (2) An honorary Munsif or Bench shall not take cognizance of any suit specified in the second schedule of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, as excepted from the cognizance of a court of Small Causes. (3) Subject to the exceptions specified in that schedule and to the provisions of this Act, the Jurisdiction of an Honorary Munsif extends to all orginal suits of a civil nature, the value of the subject-matter of which does not exceed two hundred rupees. [(4) Nothing in section 16 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act of 1887, shall be deemed to affect the jurisdiction of Honorary Munsifs or Benches under this Act, and no power exercised, or order issued, by an Honorary Munsif or Bench since the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been exercised or issued illegally and without jurisdiction merely by reason of the operation of the aforesaid Section.]1
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the jurisdiction of an Honorary Munsif or of a Bench shall be concurrent with that of the Munsif or where there is no Munsif, with that of the Subordinate Judge. <br> (2) An honorary Munsif or Bench shall not take cognizance of any suit specified in the second schedule of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, as excepted from the cognizance of a court of Small Causes.<br> (3) Subject to the exceptions specified in that schedule and to the provisions of this Act, the Jurisdiction of an Honorary Munsif extends to all orginal suits of a civil nature, the value of the subject-matter of which does not exceed two hundred rupees.<br> [(4) Nothing in section 16 of the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act of 1887, shall be deemed to affect the jurisdiction of Honorary Munsifs or Benches under this Act, and no power exercised, or order issued, by an Honorary Munsif or Bench since the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been exercised or issued illegally and without jurisdiction merely by reason of the operation of the aforesaid Section.]<sup>1</sup><br>