Section 24: Power to invest Subordinate Judge and Munsiff with Small Cause Court jurisdiction and Small Cause Court Judge with ordinary jurisdiction.
The Civil Courts Act, 1977 (1920 A. D.)Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 66 of 1977
(1) [The High Court] may, by notification in the [Government Gazette] confer, within such local limits [as it thinks fit,] upon any Subordinate Judge or Munsiff, the jurisdiction of a Judge of the Court of Small Causes under the Small Cause Court Act for the trial of suits cognizable by such Courts, up to such value not exceeding five hundred rupees in the case of a Subordinate Judge or two hundred and fifty rupees in the case of a Munsiff, [as it thinks fit,] and may withdraw any jurisdiction so conferred.
(2) [The High Court] may, by notification in the [Government Gazette], confer within such local limits [as it thinks fit] on any Judge in charge of a Court of Small Causes all or any of the powers conferable on a Subordinate Judge or a Munsiff with respect to particular classes of [suits] or with respect to [suits] generally in any local area.
Power to invest Subordinate Judge and Munsiff with Small Cause Court jurisdiction and Small Cause Court Judge with ordinary jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction
Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status
In force as published by the source
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
substituted. . In sub-section (1) and (2) of section 24 for the words “His Highness”, the words “the High Court”, the words “as he thinks fit”, the words “as it thinks fit” and for the word “cases”, the word “suits” whereever used substituted by Notification 3-L/85 published in the Government Gazette dated 8th Bhadon, 1985. * Now Official Gazette.
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