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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect- (i) the jurisdiction of any court constituted under the Cochin Village Courts Act, 1118 (XII of 1118) or the Madras Village Courts Act, 1888, (I of 1889) as in force in the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956), or the Travancore, Village Panchayat Courts Act, 1090 (I of 1090); or (ii) any special law other than the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908).