25. Temporary Discharge of duties of District Judge.—In the event of the death of the District
Judge,
or of his being incapacitated by illness or otherwise for the performance of his duties,
or of his absence from the station in which his Court is held,
the senior Subordinate Judge of the District shall, without interruption to his ordinary duties,
assume charge of the District Judge’s office, and shall discharge such of the current duties thereof as
are connected with the filing of suits and appeals, the execution of processes and the like,
and shall continue in charge of the office until the same is resumed or assumed by an officer duly
appointed thereto.
26. District Judge may nominate to vacancy in office of District Munsif.—The District Judge,
on the occurrence within his district of any vacancy in the office of District Munsif may, pending the
orders of the High Court thereon, appoint such person as he thinks fit to act in such office ;
and he shall at once report to the High Court the occurrence of every such vacancy and such
appointment.
27. District Judge to control Civil Courts of District.—Subject to the other provisions of this
Act and to the rules for the time being in force and prescribed by the High Court in this behalf, the
general control over all the Civil Courts under this Act in any District is vested in the District Judge.
28. Investiture of 2
[District or] Subordinate Judge with Small Cause jurisdiction.—The Local
Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, invest, within such local limits as it shall
from time to time appoint,
any 2
[District or] Subordinate Judge 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 rupees 3
[one thousand],
1. Ins. by Act 19 of 1877, s. 3.
2. Ins. by Act 21 of 1885, s. 5.
3. Subs. by Act 18 of 1926, s. 2, for “five hundred”.
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Investiture of District Munsif with similar jurisdiction.—and any District Munsif with the same
jurisdiction up to the amount of rupees fifty 1
[or on the recommendation of the High Court up to any
amount not exceeding rupees 2
[three hundred]],
and may, by like notification, whenever it thinks fit, withdraw such jurisdiction from the Subordinate
Judge or Munsif so invested.
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[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 (39 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.]
30. Vacation.—The High Court may permit the Civil Courts under its control to adjourn from
time to time for periods not exceeding in the aggregate two months in each year.
SCHEDULE.—[Enactments repealed.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1873 (12 of 1873), s. 2 and the
Schedule.