Section 23. District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction

23. District Court to be principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction. Subordinate Judges and Munsifs. 24. Appointment of Subordinate Judges. 25. Appointment of Munsifs. 26. Pecuniary limits of jurisdiction of Subordinate Judges and Munsifs. 27. Local limits of their jurisdiction. 28. Special Judges and Benches. Chapter III: . THE SUBORDINATE CIVIL COURTS. | Section 23: Except as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the Court of the District 23. Except as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the Court of the District Judge shall be deemed to be the District Court or principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in the district: Provided that— IV of 1869. (a) for the purposes of the Indian Divorce Act, the Divisional Court shall be deemed to be the District Court for all districts comprised in the division; and (b) the Local Government may direct that the Divisional Court shall for any other purpose be deemed to be the District Court or principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction for any district comprised in the division. Subordinate 260 Panjáb Courts. [ACT XVIII (Chapter III.—The Subordinate Civil Courts.—Sections 24—28.) Subordinate Judges and Munsifs. Appointment of Subordinate Judges.