(1) The District Customary Court after hearing parties to the appeal shall pronounce judgement in open court, either at once or as soon thereafter, as may he possible on a date to he fixed for the purpose.
(2) The judgement passed on appeal by the District Customary Court shall contain the points for determination and the decisions thereon with reasons thereof.
(3)The District Customary Court in disposing of an appeal may allow such evidence or document to be produced or witness to he examined, as considered necessary for the ends of justice.
58. Whenever it is made to appear to the District Customary Court, on application made or otherwise, that it is expedient for the ends of justice that any particular suit or case be transferred from one Subordinate District Customary Court to another Subordinate District Customary Court within the same district or any case pending before any Subordinate Court within the District or any case pending before any Subordinate Court within the district be transferred to its own court, the District Customary Court may pass order transferring such cases recording brief reasons for the order passed.
59. The State Government may direct an appeal to he presented to the District Customary Court against an order of acquittal passed by any Subordinate District Customary Court or Village Court and such an appeal shall he presented within a period of 90 (ninety) days from the date of order of acquittal excluding the time needed for obtaining a copy of the order appealed against.
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(1) Village Courts