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°[(1) The "[Central Government] may after con- Special Judges sultation with the High Court appoint any person to be an @nd Benches. Honorary Subordinate Judge, and the High Court may confer on such Judge all or any of the powers conferable 1The words “or Munsif” were repealed by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 6 (2). 2The words “in the case of a Subordinate Judgé” were repealed by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 6(2). 3The words “by Local Government and, in_the case of a Munsif” were repezled by section 6 (2) of Punjeb Act IX of 1922, section 6(2). . 4Substituted for the words “Chief Court” by Punjab Act IV of 1919, section 2(5). 5See notification Nos. 4 and 10, dated 3rd January, 1923, Punjab Gazefte, Extraordinary, 1926. 6The words “or grade” were repealed by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 6(2). 7Sub-section (2) and the proviso thereto were repealed by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 6(3). . ASubstjtufed for the words “Local Government” by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 7. vSuh-section (2) omitted and sub-section (3) renumbered as sub- section (2) and the words “or the High Court posts a Munsif’ were omitted by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 7 (2) and (3). 10Substituted by Punjab Act IX of 1922, section 8. 11Substituted for the words “State Government” by the Punjab Reorganisztion (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Con~ current Subjects) Order, 1968. Power to invest Subordinate Judge with Small Cause Court jurisdic- tion Exercise by Sub- ordinate Judge of Jjurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings, | 380 COURTS [1918 : Ph, Ay W under this Act on a Subordinate Judge with respee particular classes of suits or with respect to suitg generaun in any local area,] : y (2) The *[Central Government] may direct any cven number of persons invested with powers of the 'san?‘ deseription and exercisable within the same local m.ee under this section to sit together as a bench; those Powm-? shail, while the direction remains in force, be exercised fy, the bench so constituted, and not otherwise. 4 (3) The decision of the majority of the members of 3 beneh eanstituted under this section shall be deemed tq he the decision of the bench. - ) (4) Persons on whom powers, are conferred under this section and the benches constituted under this section shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, to be Sub- ordinate Judges A