Section 4. In this Act

4. In this Act- InteiPretation clause. " High Courtu mealis the H&h Court of Judicature for William in Beiigal ; " Lieutelzant Governor" means ' the Lieutenant Governor of the said Provinces, and " ~ssistant, Commissioner" includes kxtra Ass - " High Court." ernor." a Assjstant commis-, Lieutenant Governor of the said Provinces, and " ~ssistant, sioner." . `5.`[For ttle purposes ][01 ][tllls ~ c t , ] the local jurisdiction - " District." of a Deputy Commissioner shall be deemed a District, and the Court of such , Deputy Comlnissioner shall be deemed the District Court. . - $ 1 ~ i s ~ , i c t court.,p 6.' There slid1 be seveiz grades of Courts in the Jhhnsi Division, which Grades of Conrts in shall be in addition to any Courts of Small Causes, and to the cThLnsi Division. any[other Courts 'established under any Act ~lrliich may, ] hereafter be passed, `viz.` :- - (1.)[The Court of the Talzsildhr of the second class ][: ] - (2.)[The Court of the Tahsildhr of the first class ][: ] - (3.) he Court .of the Assistant Commissioner of 'the second class : - (4.) The Court of .the ~ssista&.~ommissione~ of the first class : / ' - (5.)[The Cdurt of the Deputy Comidissioner ][: ] , - \ - , - (6.)[The Court of the Commi~sioize~ ] : / . . . . - (7.) The Highcourt. - , . . Lieuteaant' Gover!i. . `or` may declare grade `9.` - - 'l'he Lieutenant Governor shall h a ~ ~ e newer to Je- to whicllaTahsildLr or clare to n~hich of 'the said grades ailv Tahsildbr and anv . A~CT No. XVIII OF `180'7.` 9; The Court of the TalisildAr of the first class shall in which tlie subject-matter does not esceed three hundred Rupees. in value or am0~Iit. 10. The Court of the Assistant. Cornnlissioner of the second class shall Rupees in value or amount. 11.[The Court of the Assistant Commissioner of the first class shall have ] power to try and determilie suits of every description in `15.`[The ][memorandun1 of appeal, prepared in the forin and containkg ] ' . . [[9 ]] 1 B B ' 3 1 I I I 1 1' i I ' 1 I I ' peal witlrih tlie period hereinafter specified, unless tlie appellant shall show safficienfcause to the satisfaction of suoli Court for not lraving presented the. Court. The period shall be ~eclioned from and exclusive of the day on wliich the decision or order :allpealed against xas passed, and also exclusive of such time as may be requisite for obfaining a copy of the decree or order horn which the appeal is made. Memoranda of special appeal sliall be presented in th :I$igIi Court within the period hereinbefore fixed for appeals. mine as a Court of extraordinary original jurisdiction, an ~$xtraordinary original jurisdiction. ' suit being or falling within the jurisdiction of any' Court in lo do so, either on the agre'ement of the parties t o that effect or foY purposes of the said Division, when the High Court sllall 'tlli&i proper - - 1 justice, the reasons for so doing being recorded on the proceedings of the High [[9 ]] court. ' 1 `17.`[The High Court shall have superinteiideilce over all Courts in tlie ][$ ] ~ i ~ l , court to super[said Divisioiz, and shall have power to ca,ll for returns, add to ] i"terla rolcs of pra.ctice to frame for make and issue general rules for regulating the practice and sllbordinate Conrts. proceedings of such Courts, a,ild also to prescribe forms, fo1 eyer: lxoceediirg.,in tlie said Courts for wliicli it shall tliiiik necessalay that a $ Y form be provided, and also for keeping all lsoolts, entries and accounts to be 2 kept by tlie officcrs, aird also to settle tables of fees to be allowed to the attor. nies, ~raliils and all clerks and officcys of such Courts, ancl from time to time ! < ~ C P alter any such rule or foriri or table ; ant1 the rules so inade, ancl the forms so i framed, and the tables so settled, sliall bc used and observed ill tlie said Courts ; `f` 0 that sdcli general rules and forms and tables be not iilcoilsistent with , tilt provisions of any law in force, and shall lsefore they are issued have rec!civecl the sanction of the Lieutenant Governor. 18. TVhenever the state of tlie public business require may invest any onc Lieuicnaut Goveruor it, tlie Lieutenant tiovernor shall ham llomer to invest any . , , - . , , flq . 7 7 . . . with missioner or of Deputy pon-ers of Comperson with thc powers of a Coiiinlissio~ier oy of a Deputy C.'ommissioner. Commissioner in any part of tlie JhAilsi Division. ACT No. XVIII OF 186'7. 1.9. Every suit shall be instituted in the Court of the lowest grade cornCourt in which suit[petent to try it ][: ][povidkd that no suit cognizable by a Court ] ~11.11 be instituted. of '#mall Causes sllall be heard or determined in a,ny otlier Court having any jurisdiction within the local limits of the jurisdiction of such 20.[Exdept when otller~vise provided in any Regulation or Act for the ] by this Act to hear appe.als from the decisions of those C~urts. 21. The Deputy Commissioner"m2ty direct 'the business in the Courts nepuly Commissionsubordinate lo him, holding their sittings at the same place, er-ulay distribute busines3 among subordi-[to ][be ][distributed among sucll Courts in sucli way as ][he ] shall tllinlr. fit. Provided that r o Court shall try any suit in which the amount or value of the claim shall exceed its proper jurisdiction. 22.[The Comn~issione~ ] of the Division or the Deputy Comlnissioner m,zy ~?~it2idra~?r ally suit instituted in any Court subordinate to - llzissioner of tlie Division may also uritlidraw ung7 appeal inst;ituted in the Court of any Deputy Comlilissioner s~tborclinate to him, and tPy Ihe appeal himself or refer it for trial to the Court of `sny` other Deputy Commissioner in his Division. 23,[The Higli Court may order tha? the cognizance of any suit or appeal ] transferred to ally other such subordinatc: Court, competent in respect of the value or amount of the subject-matter of t l1.e suit or appeal 24.[If ][tlle ][suit ][be for any immoreable property situate ~~itliin ] the limits of diiyerent District C,ourts. mritllin the same Division, the it tl,itllin the jnrisdiction of mliich sa~7 portion. of such pro- .- ,