The Madras Civil Courts' Act, 1873
Central Act · Act 3 of 187330 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law realating to the Civil Courts of the Madras Presidency subordinate to the High Court. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 3 of 1873 |
| Year | 1873 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Law and Justice |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 30 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 1 Short title.
- Section 3 Number of District Courts.
- Section 4 Number of Subordinate Judges and District Munsifs.
- Section 5 Court's locality.
- Section 6 Appointment to vacancy in office of District Judge or Subordinate Judge.
- Section 7 Appointment to vacancy in office of District Munsif.
- Section 8 District Courts, Subordinate Judges and District Munsifs.
- Section 9 Seal of Court.
- Section 10 Local limits of jurisdiction of District Court or Subordinate Judge.
- Section 11 Local jurisdiction of District Munsifs.
- Section 12 Jurisdiction of District Judge or Subordinate Judge in original suits.
- Section 13 Appeals from decrees of District Courts.
- Section 14 Valuation of suits for immovable property.
- Section 15 Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation.
- Section 16 Law administered by Courts to Natives.
- Section 17 Judges not to try suits in which they are interested; nor to try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities.
- Section 18 Suspension of Judge by Local Government.
- Section 19 Suspension of Subordinate Judge by High Court.
- Section 20 Suspension of District Munsif by High Court. Commission of Inquiry.
- Section 21 Suspension of District Munsif by District Judge.
- Section 22 Appointment, suspension or removal of Ministerial Officers of District Courts.
- Section 23 Appointment and removal of ministerial officers of subordinate Courts.
- Section 24 Rules regulating such appointments.
- Section 24A Transfer of ministerial officers.
- Section 25 Temporary discharge of duties of District Judge.
- Section 26 District Judge may nominate to vacancy in office of District Munsif.
- Section 27 District Judge to control Civil Courts of District.
- Section 28 Investiture of District or Subordinate Judge with Small Cause jurisdiction.
- Section 29 Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Judge in certain proceedings.
- Section 30 Vacation.
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