Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
56. Cases ref erred under section fifty-f our for the Ihll bench to decision of the High Court shall be dealt wit11 by a ~ ~ ~ ~ s ~ \ bench of two or more Judges of that Court. red.
`59.` The pal-ties to the case may appear and be Procedure on heard in the Rig11 C o ~ ~ r t ~ i n pe~son, or by an advocate reference. or pleader ; but they shall not be bound so to appear; and the High Court, when it has heard and considered the case, shall transmit a copy of its decision, under the seal of the Court and the signature of the proper officer, to the Recorder, who shall, on the receipt thereof, dispose of the case conformal~ly to tllc dccisioa of tllc Iligh Court.
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Costs, if any, consequent on the reference of a ,case for the decision of the High Court, shall be costs in the suit.
Costs of reference to High Court.
58. Tllt: Chief Cornrnis~iont:~ may direct the transfer to the Recorder's Court of any suit or appeal which may have been instituted in any other Court in British Burma.
Transfer of suits to Re: corder's ; Court.
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Every case so transferred sliall be tried and determined by the Recorder in the same manner as if he had originally had jurisdiction in such case and it had been instituted in his Court.
Trial of such suits.
59. When any suit or proceeding comes before the Recorder of Rangoon, to or in which he is a party or personally interested, he shall, unless the parties apply that he proceed with the case himself, report the fact to the Cliief Commissioner, who shall either direct the Recorder to try the case himself, or transfer it to the Court of the Judicial Cormnissioncr.
Disposal of suit where Recorder is interested..
Jurisdiction The Judicial Commissioner shall have the same Commission- of jurisdiction in the adjudication of cases so transferred er in cases as the Recorder has in suits and proceedings cogniatransferred. able by him under this Act, and the provisions of sections fifty-three to fifty-seven inclusive shall, nzuf~tis mutandis, apply to such cases.
(c) . Crinzinccl Jzc~isdiction.
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Source: India Code