Section 12
Jurisdiction of District Judge or Subordinate Judge in original suits.
The Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law realating to the Civil Courts of the Madras Presidency subordinate to the High Court.
The jurisdiction of a
District Judge or a Subordinate Judge extends, subject to the rules contained in the Code of Civil
Procedure, to all original suits and proceedings of a civil nature.
Jurisdiction of District Munsif. —The jurisdiction of a District Munsif extends to all like suits and proceedings, not otherwise exempted from his cognizance, of which the amount or value of the subject-matter does not exceed two thousand five hundred rupees.
Jurisdiction of District Munsif. —The jurisdiction of a District Munsif extends to all like suits and proceedings, not otherwise exempted from his cognizance, of which the amount or value of the subject-matter does not exceed two thousand five hundred rupees.