section 21
Transfer of suits ; stay of proceedings by District Munsif
The Tamil Nadu Village Courts Act, 1888Civil188894 sections9 chapters
Chapter III JURISDICTION, RES JUDICATA AND LIMITATION
Statutory text
- (1) The District Munsif may, on the application of any of the parties, withdraw any suit from a village court and try the suit himself, as if it had been instituted in his court, or transfer it for trial to any other village court within the local limits of his jurisdiction : Provided that any party applying to have a suit withdrawn from a village court and tried by the District Munsif shall, before any such order of transfer is made, pay the amount of the fees payable under the Court Fees Act, 1870, in respect thereof.
- (2) Pending disposal of any application under sub-section
- (1) the District Munsif may order a stay of proceedings in the village court.
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