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The Kerala Small Cause Courts Act, 1957 (President's Act No.8 of 1957)State Act of Kerala · Act 8 of 1957

In th1s Act, unless the context otherw1se requires, "Court of Small Cau::;es'' means a Court of f_Small Causes constituted under th1s Act, and rncludes any person exer~ cismg jurisd1ct1on under th1s Act m anv such Court.

CHAPTER II CoNSTITuTION oF couRTS oF SMALL CAusEs

4. Establishment of Courts of Small Causes -(1) The Government may, by notification m the Gazette, estabhsh a Court of Small Causes at any place m the State.

(2) The local hmits of the JUriSdiCtiOn of a Court of Small Causes shall be such as the Government may define and the Court may be held at such place or place::. wrthm those hmtt.;, as the Government may appoint.

3. Judge.-When a Court of Small Causes has been esta­ bhshed, there shall be appointed, by notification 1n the Gazette, a Judge of the Court :

Prov1ded that if the Government so direct, the same person shall be the Judge of more than one such Court

6. Appotntment of ttmes of s--.tting tn certam ctrcu.mstances.­

(1) A Judge who 1s the Judge of two or a10re such Courts may, w1th the sanction of the D1str1ct Court,, fix the times at wh1ch he will s1t in each of the Courts of whiCh he 1s Judge.

(2) Not1ce of the times shall be pubhshed m such manner at the H1gh Court from time to t1me d1rects.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Kerala Small Cause Courts Act, 1957 (President's Act No.8 of 1957)
Section3
Marginal noteDefinttion
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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