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 29: Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Judge in certain proceedings.
    1 [29. Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Judge in certain proceedings. — (1) The High Court may, by general or special order, authorise any Subordinate Judge to take cognizance of, or any District Judge to transfer to any Subordinate Judge under his control, any proceedings under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (29 of 1925), which cannot be disposed of by District Delegates.
     (2) The District Judge may withdraw any such proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a Subordinate Judge, and may either himself dispose of them or transfer them to a Court under his control competent to dispose of them.
     (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 13, proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a Subordinate Judge under the provisions of this section shall be disposed of by him subject to the law applicable to like proceedings when disposed of by the District Judge.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 14 of 1926, s. 2.
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