Civil Judge, Senior Division and two hundred rupees in the case of the Court of a Civil Judge, Junior Division.

Exercise of jurisdiction of District Court by Civil Judges in certain

proceedings.— The High Court may, by general or special order, authorise any Civil Judge, Senior Division to take cognizance of, and any Principal District Judge to transfer to a Civil Judge, Junior Division under his control, any proceeding or any class of proceedings, specified in such order, arising under—

1. (a) Parts I to V III of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 ( No. XXXIX of 1925); or
2. (b) Part IX of the Indian Success ion Act, 1925 ( No. XXXIX of 1925) which cannot be disposed of by District Delegates ; or
3. (c) the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 ( No. V III of 1890); or
4. (d) the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920 ( No. V of 1920).

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 388 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (No. XXXIX of 1925), the High Court may, by general or special order, invest any

Judge Inferior in grade to the Principal District Judge with power to exercise the functions

of a Principal District Judge under Part X of that Act.

1. (3) The District Judge may withdraw any such proceeding taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a Civil Judge Class I under his control, and may either dispose it of himself or transfer it to any other competent Court.
2. (4) Proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to, a Civil Judge, Senior Division under this section shall be disposed of by him, in accordance with the law and rules applicable to like proceedings in the Court of the Principal District Judge.