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A ppeals from S u b o rd in a te Ju d g es and M u n sifs.— (l)S a v e a3 a f o r e s a id , an a p p e a l from a d e c re e o r o r d e r o f a S u b o rd in a te Judge s h a l l l i e — (a) to th e D i s t r i c t Ju d g e w here th e v a lu e o f th e o r i g i n a l s u i t in w hich o r in any p ro c e e d in g a r is in g o u t o/ w hich th e d e c re e o r o rd e r was made d id n o t exceed seven th o u san d ru p e e s . (b ) to th e H igh C o u rt in any o th e r c a s e . (2) Save as a f o r e s a id , an a p p e a l from a d e c re e o r an orde o f a M unsif s h a l l l i e to th e D i s t r i c t Ju d g e. (3 ) W here th e f u n c tio n o f r e c e iv in g any a p p e a ls w hich lie to th e D i s t r i c t Ju d g e u n d er s u b -s e c tio n (1) o r s u b -s e c tio n (2) has been a s s ig n e d to an A d d itio n a l Ju d g e , th e a p p e a ls may be px f e rre d to th e A d d itio n a l Ju d g e . (4) The H igh C ourt may, w ith th e p re v io u s s a n c tio n o f the S ta te G overnm ent d i r e c t , by n o t i f i c a t i o n i n th e o f f i c i a l G a z e tt t h a t a p p e a ls ly in g in th e D i s t r i c t Ju dge u n d er S u b -se c tio n (2) from a l l o r any o f th e d e c re e s o r o rd e rs o f any M unsif s h a l l be p r e f e r r e d to th e C o u rt o f such S u b o rd in a te Ju d g e a s may be men tio n e d in th e n o t i f i c a t i o n , and th e a p p e a ls s h a l l thereupon be p r e f e r r e d a c c o rd in g ly . NOTES In c la u s e (a) o f s u b -s e c tio n ( 1 ) , f o r th e w ords " fiv e thousand ru p e e s " , th e w ords "seven th o u san d ru p ee s" have been s u b s titu te d by Assam A ct IX o f 1965, and th e s e p ro v is io n s shal apply ir r e s p e c t i v e o f th e f a c t t h a t s u i t s , p ro c e e d in g s ,d e c re e s o r o rd e rs o u t o f w hich th e a p p e a ls r e f e r r e d to th e r e in a r is e we i n s t i t u t e d o r made p r i o r to th e commencement o f Assam Amendment A ct IX o f 1965. Under S e c tio n 5 (2) o f th e s a id Assam Amendment A ct, not w ith sta n d in g a n y th in g to th e c o n tra ry c o n ta in e d in th e L im itat A ct, 1963, an a p p e a l from a d e c re e o r o r d e r made b e fo re th e commencement o f t h i s Amendment A ct, w hich b u t f o r th e p ro v is i o f such A ct, would have been p r e f e r r e d b e fo re th e High C ourt w ith in n in e ty d ay s from th e d a te o f su ch d e c re e o r o r d e r , s n a il be p r e f e r r e d b e fo re th e D i s t r i c t Ju d g e , w ith in th e s a id p e rio d . N othing in t h i s Amendment A ct s h a l l be deemed to a f f e c t any a p p ea l i n s t i t u t e d p r i o r to th e commencement o f such A ct, I t i s t r u e t h a t an a p p e a l from an o r i g i n a l o rd e r o r d e c re e o f the C o u rt o f M unsif s h a l l l i e to th e A s s is ta n t D i s t r i c t Judge even th e n on th e o c cu ren c e o f an e v e n t u n d e r S e c tio n 11(4) o f th e A ct, a D i s t r i c t Ju d g e may e x e r c is e a l l o r any j u r i s d i c t i o n o f th e C o u rt o f A s s is ta n t D i s t r i c t Ju d g e . /M a b g ila l, A garw alla v . Ja m u n a la l A ra rw a lla , AIR 1971 Assam and N agaland 122J * CHAPTER IV SPECIAL JURISDICTION