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Judges not to try sutts in whtch they are mterested; nor to try appeals from decrees passed by them m other capaci~ ties.-(1) No District Judge, Subordinate Judge or Munsiff shall try any smt, proceedmg or other case to.which he IS a party or in v.hich he Is personally interested. (2) No Distnct Judge or Subordinate Judge shall hear any appeal agamst a decree or order passed by himself. (3) When any such suit, proceeding, case or appeal as lS -referred to m ~ub-sectwn (1) or sub-section (2) comes before any :mch officer, he shall transmit forthwith the record of such suit, proceedmg, case or appeal, as the case may be, to the court to which he is immedtately subordm :~te with the report of the cir~ cumstances attendmg the reference. (4) The !:>uperior court may transfer the suit, proceeding, case or appeal either to Itself or to any court under 1ts admini5- tratlve control competent to decide It. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS 16 Temporar11 discharge of duties of District Jucige.-In the event of the death of the DI!:>trict Judge or of his bemg mcapa- Cltated by 1llness or otherwise for the performance of his duties, or of his ab!:>ence from the statwn m whtch his court IS held, the senwr Additional District Judge or the Additional District Judge or the semor Subordmate Judge or the Subordmate Judge, as the case may be, shall, without mterruptwn to hts ordmary duties, a~sume charge of the District Judge's office and shall discharge such of the current duties thereof as are connected wtth the filing of suits and appeals, the execution of processe!:> and the like and shall contmue in charge of the office until the same 1s resumed or assumed by an officer duly appointed thereto.