The Kerala Civil Courts Act, 1957State Act of Kerala · Act 1 of 1957
In addition to the courts established under any other law for the time being in force, there shall be the following classes of civil courts in the State, namely:—
(i) the court of a District Judge (hereinafter referred to as the District Court);
(ii) the court of a Subordinate Judge (hereinafter referred to as the Subordinate Judge’s Court);
(iii) the court of a Munsiff (hereinafter referred to as the Munsiff’s Court).
* Received the assent of the President on the 10th day of January, 1957 and published in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 4 dated 12th January, 1957.