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Courts & Jurisdiction: by G. Vaishnav Kumar, Asst. Professor PLC, Hyderabad
Courts & Jurisdiction: by G. Vaishnav Kumar, Asst. Professor PLC, Hyderabad
Courts & Jurisdiction: by G. Vaishnav Kumar, Asst. Professor PLC, Hyderabad
&
JURISDICTION
By
G. Vaishnav Kumar, Asst. Professor
PLC, Hyderabad
COURTS
• Definition: any duly constituted tribunal
administering the laws of the state or nation.
(Black’s Law Dictionary)
• Hierarchy of Courts: implicitly laid down in the
Code of Civil Procedure.
• S.3 of CPC : Subordination of Courts - the District
Court is subordinate to the High Court, and every
Civil Court of a grade inferior to that of a District
Court and every Court of Small Causes is
subordinate to the High Court and District Court.
JURISDICTION
• Courts of Law are laid out in hierarchy as per
their jurisdiction.
• Jurisdiction: the official power to make legal
decisions and judgements OR the extent of
the power of a court to entertain suits and
applications.
• Jurisdiction further classified into three types.
KINDS OF JURISDICTION
HIGH
COURTS
DISTRICT
COURTS
COURT
Courts. Power of Superintendence on subordinate
courts.