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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 NumberTitleActions
1Short title.
2[Repealed.].
3Number of District Courts.
4Number of Subordinate Judges and District Munsifs.
5Court's locality.
6Appointment to vacancy in office of District Judge or Subordinate Judge.
7Appointment to vacancy in office of District Munsif.
8District Courts, Subordinate Judges and District Munsifs.
9Seal of Court.
10Local limits of jurisdiction of District Court or Subordinate Judge.
11Local jurisdiction of District Munsifs.
13Appeals from decrees of District Courts.
14Valuation of suits for immovable property.
15Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation.
18Suspension of Judge by Local Government.
19Suspension of Subordinate Judge by High Court.
20Suspension of District Munsif by High Court. Commission of Inquiry.
21Suspension of District Munsif by District Judge.
22Appointment, suspension or removal of Ministerial Officers of District Courts.
23Appointment and removal of ministerial officers of subordinate Courts.
24Rules regulating such appointments.
24ATransfer of ministerial officers.
25Temporary discharge of duties of District Judge.
26District Judge may nominate to vacancy in office of District Munsif.
27District Judge to control Civil Courts of District.
28Investiture of District or Subordinate Judge with Small Cause jurisdiction.
29Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Judge in certain proceedings.
30Vacation.
17Judges not to try suits in which they are interested; nor to try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities.
12 Jurisdiction of District Judge or Subordinate Judge in original suits.
16 Law administered by Courts to Natives.
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