Court under this Act may require a witness or party to any suit or other proceeding pending in such Court to make such oath or affirmation as is prescribed by the law for the time being in force.

Judges not to try suits in which they are interested nor try appeals from

decrees passed by them in other capacities. – (1) (a) *[No District Judge, Vacation Civil Judge], Subordinate Judge or Munsif shall try any suit to or in which he is a party or personally interested, or shall adjudicate upon any proceeding connected with, or arising out of, such suit.

1. (b) *[No District Judge, Vacation Civil Judge], or Subordinate Judge shall try any appeal against a decree or order passed by himself in another capacity.

1. (2) When any such suit, proceeding or appeal comes before ---
   • (a) *[any Vacation Civil Judge, Subordinate Judge] or Munsif, he shall report the circumstances to the District Judge, who shall thereupon either take up the case himself or transfer the case to some other officer, otherwise competent to deal with the same;
   • (b) any District Judge, he shall transfer the case to an Additional District Judge or if there be no such Judge, to a Subordinate Judge who is otherwise competent to deal with the same: Substituted vide Act No.9 of 1986 w.e.f. 26-6-1986 -:8:- Provided that in the absence of any judicial officer competent to deal with the same within the Union territory, the District Judge shall report the circumstances to the High Court, which shall thereupon deal with the case itself or transfer the case for disposal to any other District Judge under its jurisdiction.