Act Number: 3

Act Name: The Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873

Year: 1873

Enactment Date: 1873-01-21

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law realating to the Civil Courts of the Madras Presidency subordinate to the High Court.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 7: Appointment to vacancy in office of District Munsif.
    Whenever the office of a District Munsif under Appointment.—this Act is vacant,
     the High Court shall appoint to the office such person as it thinks fit :
     Provided that he possesses the qualifications for the time being required by the rules in this behalf which the High Court, with the previous sanction of the Local Government, are hereby empowered to make and alter.
     Publication of appointments. — Every appointment made under this section shall be published in the same manner as appointments made by the Local Government.
     Annulment of appointments . — The Local Government may, for good and sufficient, reason, annul any appointment made under this section.
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