(1) There shall be Subordinate District Customary Court at places to be notified by the State Government
(2) (a) Each Subordinate District Customary Court shall consist of an Officer having judicial experience to he appointed by the State Government and designated as Presiding Officer of that Court other members; not less than 4 and not more than 6 so be selected for any particular case by the Presiding Officer from a panel of names of members appointed by the State Government and included in a list prepared. maintained and duly notified for each Subordinate District Customary’ Court
Provided that the State Government, may from time to time. include or omit name or names of members from the said panel in the same manner as may be considered necessary
Provided further that any sitting member of any Ares. Council under Nagaland (Act No, 1 of 1979) shall not he eligible to be a member of the Subordinate District Customary Coast,
(b) In appointing members of the Subordinate District Customary Court, for inclusion of their names in the panel earlier referred to, due consideration shall he given to persons having knowledge of the tribal customs and usages prevalent in the area and experience in trial of cases according to customs anti usages prevalent in the area.
(c) The presiding Officer so appointed, shall preside over the court and shall also act as recorder of the Court.
(3) The territorial jurisdiction a each Subordinate ease District Customary Court shall be such as may or’ notified by he State Government in that behalf. The Deputy Commissioner of the concerned District will provide Subordinate District a Customary Court with such ministerial staff as may be considered ed necessary with the approval of the State Government.
43 The jurisdiction of the Subordinate District Customary Court shall extend to suits and cases arising within the territorial jurisdiction of the said court between parties residing within the jurisdiction of different village courts there under cases which are not triable the Village Courts and cases involving disputes between village falling within the territorial jurisdiction of the said court DISTRICT CUSTOMARY COURTS