Exercise of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings by Civil Judge

Special Jurisdiction

Exercise of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings by Civil Judge.—

1. (1) The High Court may, by general or special order, authorize any Civil Judge to take cognizance of, or any Principal District Judge to transfer the proceedings under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 to a Civil Judge under his administrative control.
2. (2) The Principal District Judge may withdraw any such proceedings taken cognizance of by or transferred to a Civil Judge, and may either himself dispose of them or transfer them to a Court under his administrative control competent to dispose of them.
3. (3) Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section- Proceedings taken cognizance of, or transferred to a Civil Judge, as the case may be, shall be disposed of by him subject to the rules applicable to like proceedings when disposed by the District Judge.