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Section 5: Court's locality.

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

The place at which any Court under this Act shall be held may be fixed, and may, from time to time, be altered,

in the case of a District Court or a Subordinate Judge's Court, by the Local Government,

in the case of a District Munsif's Court, by the High Court.

[The places fixed for any Court under this section shall be deemed to be within the local jurisdiction of that Court.]

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ActThe Madras Civil Courts' Act, 1873
Section5
Marginal noteCourt's locality.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • added, Act 21 of 1885. . Added by Act 21 of 1885, s. 2.

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