Section 11: Local jurisdiction of District Munsifs.

The Madras Civil Courts' Act, 1873Central Act · Act 3 of 1873

The High Court shall fix, and may from time to time modify, the local jurisdiction of District Munsifs.

[If the High Court assigns the same local jurisdiction to two or more District Munsifs, it shall declare which of them shall be deemed the Principal District Munsif, and the other, or others, shall be called Additional District Munsifs, and shall take cognizance only of such suits and applications as may, by special or general order in this behalf, be directed by the District Judge.]

Where this provision sits

Act	The Madras Civil Courts' Act, 1873
Section	11
Marginal note	Local jurisdiction of District Munsifs.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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added. . Added by s. 3, ibid.

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