Borough Courts
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Borough Courts, private and limited tribunals, held by prescription, charter, or Act of Parliament, in particular districts for the convenience of the inhabitants, that they may prosecute small suits, and receive justice at home. In boroughs subject to the Municipal Corporations Acts they are termed 'borough civil courts' and regulated by ss. 175-188 of the (English) Municipal Corporations Act,1882, but they are very few in number. See, further, INFERIOR COURTS.
An inferior civil court of record, use presided over by the municipal recorder; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
An inferior civil court of record, use presided over by the municipal recorder; Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
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