CourtMesh

Section 5: Establtt.hment of Subordmate Judges Courts and MunstfJ's Courts

The Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957 (President's Act No.1 of 1957)State Act of Kerala · Act 1 of 1957

(1) The Government may, m consultation with the H1gh Court, establish m each d1stnct such number of Subordmate Judge's Courts and Munsdi's Courts. as ·they deem necessary.

(2) The Government may, m consultation w1th the High Court, fix, and from time to time vary, by notification 1n the Gazette, the number of Subordinate Judges to be appointed for a Subordinate •Judge's Court or the number of Munsiffs to be appointed for a Muns1ff's Court

6. Princtpal and Addtttonal Subordmate Judge and Munsiff.­

(1) When more than one Subordmate Judge is appointed to a Subordmate Judge's Court, or more than one Munsiff ,1s · appointed to a Munsdt's Court, one of the Subordinate Judges or Munsiffs shall be appomted the Princ1pal Subordmate Judge or the Pnnc1pal Munsdi and the others Additional Subordmate Judges or Additional Munsiffs, as the case may be

(2) Each of the Judges or Muns1ffs appointed to a Sub­ ordinate Judge's Court or a Muns1ff's Court may exercise all ,or any of the powers conferred on the court by this Act or .any o'her law for the time bemg m force.

(3) Subject to the general or ~pec1al order:, of the Distnct Judge, the Prmc1pal Subordinate Judge or the Princ1pal Mun~tff may from time to time make such arrangements as he thmks fit for the distribution of the busme~s of the court among the various Judges or Mun.>iff::. thereof

Where this provision sits

ActThe Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957 (President's Act No.1 of 1957)
Section5
Marginal noteEstabltt.hment of Subordmate Judges Courts and MunstfJ's Courts
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957 (President's Act No.1 of 1957) is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.