Section 11: Jurisdiction of District Court and Subordinate Judge’s Court in original suits

The Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957State Act of Kerala · Act 1 of 1957

(1) The Jurisdiction of a District Court or a Subordinate Judge’s court extends, subject to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), to all original suits and proceeding of a civil nature.

(2) The jurisdiction of a Munsiff’s Court extends to all like suits and proceedings not otherwise exempted from its cognisance of which the amount or value of the subject-matter does not exceed 2[ten lakh rupees].

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Act	The Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957
Section	11
Marginal note	Jurisdiction of District Court and Subordinate Judge’s Court in original suits
Jurisdiction	State of Kerala
Status	In force as published by the source

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