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Section 18: Situation of subordinate Courts

The Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965Union territory Act of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu · Act 16 of 1965

(1) The Civil Judges shall hold their Courts at such place or places as the 21 [Government] may, from time to time appoint within the local limits of their respective jurisdictions:

Provided that for special reasons it shall be lawful for the 22 [Government] to order that a Civil Judge shall hold his Court at a place outside the local limits of his jurisdiction.

(2) 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 Civil Judge shall hold his court at each of such places, and the Civil Judge shall cause such days to be duly notified throughout the local limits of his jurisdiction.

(3) The same person may be the Judge of more than one subordinate Court and may dispose of the Civil business of anyone of his Courts at the headquarters of any other of his Courts, 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 Civil Judge shall sit in each Court.

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ActThe Goa Civil Courts Act, 1965
Section18
Marginal noteSituation of subordinate Courts
JurisdictionUnion territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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