The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887 · IV —

Section 24. Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

24. Disposal of proceedings referred to in last foregoing section. - (1) Proceedings taken cognizance of by, or transferred to a Civil Judge (Senior Division) or Civil Judge (Junior Division), as the case may be, under the last foregoing section shall be disposed of by him subject to the rules applicable to like proceedings when disposed of by the Principal District Judge: - subs. by Jharkhand Act 11 of 2002 (2) Provided that an appeal from an order of a Civil Judge (Junior Division) in any such proceedings shall lie to the Principal District Judge: An appeal from the order of the Principal District Judge on the appeal from the order of the Civil Judge (Junior Division) under this section shall lie to the High Court if a further appeal from the order of the Principal District Judge is allowed by the law for the time being in force. 25. Power to invest Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division) with Small Causes Court jurisdiction. The ( State) Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, confer, within such local limits as it thinks fit, upon any Civil Judge (Senior Division) or Civil Judge (Junior Division) the jurisdiction of a Judge of a Court of small Causes under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 for the trial of suits cognizable by such Courts up to such value not exceeding (one thousand and five hundred rupees) in the case of a Civil Judge (Senior Division) or (one thousand rupees) in the case of a Civil Judge (Junior Division) as it thinks fit, and may withdraw any jurisdiction so conferred; Provided that the (State) Government may by notification in the official Gazette delegate to the High Court its powers under this section. Chapters V Misfeasance (Repealed) Chapters VI Ministerial Officers (Repealed)

Source: India Code