Section Text
1[20. Appeals from2[Civil Judge (Junior Division)]
Appeals from the decrees and orders passed by a2[Civil Judge (Junior Division)] in original suits and proceedings of a civil nature, shall, when such appeals are allowed by law, lie to the2[Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division)].
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1. This section is substituted by Act 81 of 1976 as follows but not yet brought into force.
20. Appeals from Civil Judge (Junior Division).-
(1) Appeals from the decrees and orders passed by a Civil Judge (Junior Division) in original suits and proceedings of a civil nature, shall, when such appeals are allowed by law, lie,-
(i) to the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division) , when the amount or value of the subject matter of the original suit or proceedings is not more than five thousand rupees;
(ii) to the District Court, in other cases.
(2) Not withstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), but subject to the general or special orders of the High Court, the District Court may, at any stage, withdraw any appeal pending before a Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division) subordinate to it and dispose of the same, and in respect of such appeal, the District Court shall, for the purpose of this Act, be deemed to be the competent appellate Court.
2. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 (w.e.f. 21.9.1996).