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Section 11: Judges not to try suits in which they are interested nor try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities

The Puducherry Civil Courts Act, 1966Union territory Act of Puducherry · Act 12 of 1966

(1) (a) *[No District Judge, Vacation Civil Judge], Subordinate Judge or Munsif shall try any suit to or in which he is a party or personally interested, or shall adjudicate upon any proceeding connected with, or arising out of, such suit.

(b) *[No District Judge, Vacation Civil Judge], or Subordinate Judge shall try any appeal against a decree or order passed by himself in another capacity.

(2) When any such suit, proceeding or appeal comes before ---

(a) *[any Vacation Civil Judge, Subordinate Judge] or Munsif, he shall report the circumstances to the District Judge, who shall thereupon either take up the case himself or transfer the case to some other officer, otherwise competent to deal with the same;

(b) any District Judge, he shall transfer the case to an Additional District Judge or if there be no such Judge, to a Subordinate Judge who is otherwise competent to deal with the same:

* Substituted vide Act No.9 of 1986 w.e.f. 26-6-1986 -:8:-

Provided that in the absence of any judicial officer competent to deal with the same within the Union territory, the District Judge shall report the circumstances to the High Court, which shall thereupon deal with the case itself or transfer the case for disposal to any other District Judge under its jurisdiction.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Puducherry Civil Courts Act, 1966
Section11
Marginal noteJudges not to try suits in which they are interested nor try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities
JurisdictionUnion territory of Puducherry
StatusIn force as published by the source

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