Madras Civil Courts' Act, 1873
Bare Act · 1873
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Civil Courts of the Madras Presidency subordinate to the High Court. Preamble.--.
- Act number
- 3 of 1873
- Enacted
- 21 January 1873
- Contents
- 31 sections · 5 chapters
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Contents
Part I — Preliminary
- Section 1 – Short title
- Section 2 – [Repealed.]
- Section 3 – Number of District Courts
- Section 4 – Number of Subordinate Judges and District Munsifs
- Section 5 – Court's locality
- Section 6 – Appointment to vacancy in office of District Judge or Subordinate Judge (preview)
- Section 7 – Appointment to vacancy in office of District Munsif (preview)
- Section 8 – District Courts, Subordinate Judges and District Munsifs (preview)
- Section 9 – Seal of Court (preview)
Part III
- Section 10 – Local limits of jurisdiction of District Court or Subordinate Judge (preview)
- Section 11 – Local jurisdiction of District Munsifs (preview)
- Section 12 – Jurisdiction of District Judge or Subordinate Judge in original suits (preview)
- Section 13 – Appeals from decrees of District Courts (preview)
- Section 14 – Valuation of suits for immovable property (preview)
- Section 15 – Power to require witness or party to make oath or affirmation (preview)
- Section 16 – Law administered by Courts to Natives (preview)
- Section 17 – Judges not to try suits in which they are interested; nor to try appeals from decrees passed by them in other capacities (preview)
Part IV
- Section 18 – Suspension of Judge by Local Government (preview)
- Section 19 – Suspension of Subordinate Judge by High Court (preview)
- Section 20 – Suspension of District Munsif by High Court. Commission of Inquiry (preview)
- Section 21 – Suspension of District Munsif by District Judge (preview)
Part V
- Section 22 – Appointment, suspension or removal of Ministerial Officers of District Courts (preview)
- Section 23 – Appointment and removal of ministerial officers of subordinate Courts (preview)
- Section 24 – Rules regulating such appointments (preview)
- Section 24A – Transfer of ministerial officers (preview)
Part VI
- Section 25 – Temporary discharge of duties of District Judge (preview)
- Section 26 – District Judge may nominate to vacancy in office of District Munsif (preview)
- Section 27 – District Judge to control Civil Courts of District (preview)
- Section 28 – Investiture of District or Subordinate Judge with Small Cause jurisdiction (preview)
- Section 29 – Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Judge in certain proceedings (preview)
- Section 30 – Vacation (preview)