(1) A Court of District Judge shall be the principal civil court of original jurisdiction within the local limits of its jurisduction.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the Code, the jurisduction of a court of District Judge shall extend to all original suits and proceedings of a civil nature.
(3) A Court of District Judge shall, subject to the general control of the High Court, have control over all other civil courts within the local limits of its jurisduction.
Jurisdiction of a court of Senior Civil Judge.
13. The jurisdiction of the court of a Senior Civil Judge shall extend to all original suits and proceedings of a civil nature, subject to such rules as the High Court may, from time to time make in this behalf.
Jurisdiction of a court of Civil Judge.
14. The Jurisdiction of a Court of Civil Judge shall extend to all original suits and proceedings of a civil nature, not otherwise excluded from the jurisdiction of a Court of Civil Judge by any other law, the value of the subject matter of which does not exceed two lakh rupees 1[or such other sum as the High Court may, by notification, from time to time specify.]
Transfer of pending cases.
2[14A. All suits and proceedings of a civil nature wherein the subject matter exceeds in amount or value of two lakhs rupees but does not exceed the value or amount as may be specified by the High Court, by notification, from time to time under section 14, pending in a Court of Senior Civil Judge shall, after such specification by notification, stand transferred to and be disposed of by a Civil Judge within the local limits of his ordinary jurisdiction.]
Appeals. 15. (1) Appeals from the decrees and orders passed by a Court of District Judge in original suits and proceedings of civil nature shall, when such appeals are allowed by law, lie to the High Court.
(2) Appeals from the decrees and orders passed by a Court of Senior Civil Judge in original suits and proceedings of civil nature shall, when such appeals are allowed by law, lie-
1. These words were substituted for the words “or such other sum as the High Court may, from time to time specify” by Guj. 7 of 2014, s. 2.
2. Section 14A was inserted, ibid., s. 3.
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(a) to the Court of the District Judge of the district when the amount or value of the subject matter of the original suit or proceedings is less than five lakhs of rupees 1[or such other sum as the High Court may, by notification, from time to time, specify];
(b) to the High Court in other cases.
(3) Appeals from the decres and orders passed by a Court of Civil Judge in suits or proceedings of a civil nature, shall, when such appeals are allowed by law, lie to the Court of District Judge of the district:
Provided that the High Court may, in consultation with the State Government, by notification, direct that such appeals against decrees and orders may lie to the Court of Senior Civil Judge when the amount or value of the subject matter of the suit or proceeding is less than one lakh of rupees and thereupon appeals shall be preferred accordingly.
(4) The provisions of this section will apply to all decrees and orders made after the appointed date irrespective of the fact whether the suits or proceedings in which they are made were instituted before or after the appointed date.
16. Every civil court under this Act shall require a witness or party to any suit or other proceedings pending in such court to make such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the law for the time being in force.
Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmantion.
9 of 1887.