Act Number: 14

Act Name: The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869

Year: 1869

Enactment Date: 1869-03-19

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the District and Subordinate Civil Courts in the Presidency of Bombay.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 28: Power to invest Subordinate Judges with small cause powers.
    The Governor of Bombay in Council may invest, within such local limits as he shall from time to time appoint, any Subordinate Judge of the first class with the jurisdiction of a Judge of a Court of Small Causes, for the trial of suits cognizable by such Courts up to the amount of five hundred rupees, and any Subordinate Judge of the second class with the same jurisdiction up to the amount of fifty rupees.
     The Governor of Bombay in Council may, whenever he thinks fit, withdraw such jurisdiction from any Subordinate Judge so invested.
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