Chapter IV ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL

Subject to the general superintendence and control of the High Court, the

Principal District Judge shall superintend and control all other Civil Courts established

1. (a) inspect or cause to be inspected the proceedings of the Courts, judges and offices under his control;
2. (b) give such administrative directions with respect to any matters as he may think fit; and
3. (c) call for such reports and returns from the subordinate courts and ‘ Judges in the district as may be prescribed by the High Court or as he may require for administrative purposes .

1. (1) Not withstanding anything contained in

Act, the Principal District Judge may, by order in writing, direct that any civil business

Courts ‘inter se’ in such manner as he deems fit:

deal with business beyond the 1imits of its pecuniary and notified territorial jurisdiction.

1. (2) Any judicial act in any suit, appeal or proceeding, instituted in a Court of

1. (3) Whenever, it appears to any Court, as is referred to in sub-section (2) that

institution of any suit, appeal or proceeding, pending before it , was not in conformity with

the order of distribution of business made under sub-section (1), it shall submit the record of such suit, appeal or proceeding, as the case may be, to the District Judge for

appropriate orders, and the Principal D is tri ct Judge in relation thereto may pass orders

either transferring the concerned record to proper Court as per order of distribution of

business or otherwise to any other Court of competent jurisdiction.

1. (4) In distribution of civil business under sub-section (1), the Principal District Judge shall be guided by such principles as the High Court may, by rules, prescribe.

Judge of a Court under this Act shall hear or determine any suit, appeal or other proceeding to which he is a party or in which he is directly or indirectly interested.

1. (2) If any such suit, appeal or other proceeding comes before any Civil Court in

Principal District Judge, who may either dispose of such case himself or subject to the limits of pecuniary jurisdiction, make it over or transfer it to another Court or Additional

Judge to any of the Courts in the district, as the case may be, for disposal.

1. (3) If any such suit, appeal or other proceeding comes before the Principal District Judge himself, he may either make over such case to any Additional Judge of his Court, or transmit the record alongwith his comments on the attending circumstance s to the High Court for appropriate orders.