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Section 6 of The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892 — Powers of Judges when City Court consists of more than one Judge

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When the City Court consists of more than one Judge,—

(a)each of the Judges may exercise all or any of the powers conferred on the Court by this Act or any other law for the time being in force;
(b)the Local Government may appoint any one of the Judges to be the principal Judge; and
(c)the principal Judge may, from time to time, make such arrangements as he may think fit for the distribution of the business of the Court among the various Judges thereof.

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Summary

If there is more than one Judge in the City Court, each individual Judge can use all the powers given to the court by law.
The Local Government has the authority to pick one of the Judges to be the principal Judge.
The principal Judge is responsible for organizing how the court's work is divided among all the Judges.
This arrangement allows the court to function efficiently even with multiple Judges.

Practical examples

1The City Court has three Judges. Under Section 6, Judge A can rule on a contract case while Judge B rules on a property case at the same time, because each has the full power of the court.

2The Local Government decides that Judge Miller should lead the court, so they officially name him the principal Judge.

3Principal Judge Miller notices that Judge Smith has too many cases and Judge Jones has very few. Using Section 6, he makes a new arrangement to move some of Smith's files to Jones's desk.

FAQ

1. Who selects the principal Judge?

The Local Government appoints one of the Judges to be the principal Judge.

2. What does the principal Judge actually do?

The principal Judge makes arrangements for the distribution of the business (the work or cases) of the Court among the various Judges.

3. Does the principal Judge have to follow a specific rule to distribute cases?

The law says the principal Judge can make such arrangements as he may think fit.

Practice Quiz

Q1.Under Section 6 of The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892, who may exercise the powers of the Court when there is more than one Judge?

Q2.According to Section 6 of The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892, who appoints the principal Judge?

Q3.Under Section 6 of The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892, what is the main duty of the principal Judge?

Q4.If the Local Government uses Section 4 to appoint three Judges, which part of Section 6 applies?

Q5.Under Section 6 of The Madras City Civil Court Act, 1892, can a regular Judge use powers given to the court by other laws besides this Act?

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