Appeals from the decrees and orders of a Munsiff's Court and where the amount or value of the subject matter of the smt does not exceed seven thousand and five hundred rupees, from the onginal decrees and orders of a Sub ordinate Judge"s Court sh&ll, when such appeals are allowed by law, lie to the Distnct Court :
Provided that whenever a Subordmate Judge's Court is estabhshed in any dbtnct at a place other than the place where the District Court 1s stat10ned, the Htgh Court may, with the approval of the Government, dtrect that appeals from the decrees or orders of Munsiff's Courts w1thm the local hmtts of the juris diction of such Subordinate Judge's Court be preferred m such Subordmate Judge's Court:
Provided further that the District Court may remove to Itself from time to time appeals so preferred and dtspose of them itsel!: or may, subject to the orders of the High Court, refer any appeals from the decree~ and orders of Munsiff's Courts prefer red m the District Court to any Subordmate Judge's Court with In the distnct 14 Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirma tion.-Every court under this Act may require a witness or party to any suit or other proceeding pendmg In such court to make such oath or affirmation as IS prescribed by the law for the time being in force.
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