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                 THE KARNATAKA CIVIL COURTS ACT, 1964
                        ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Statements of Objects and Reasons:
Sections:
                                  CHAPTER I
                                 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
2. Definitions.
                                  CHAPTER II
       ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF CIVIL COURTS
3. Class and designation of Civil Courts.
4. Establishment of District Court for a district.  e
5. Appointment of Additional District Judges.  od
6. Establishment of Court of a Senior Civil Judge.
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7. Establishment of Court of a Civil Judge.
8. Number of Senior Civil Judges and Court of a Civil Judges to the Court of
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   a Senior Civil Judge or Civil Judge.
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9. Distribution of work when more than one Judge is appointed to a Court.
10. Locality of Courts.
11. Seal of Courts.
12. Existing Courts to be deemed to be Courts established under this Act.

                               CHAPTER III
                              JURISDICTION
13. Local limits of jurisdiction.
14. Jurisdiction of District Court.
15. Control of subordinate courts by a District Court.
16. Jurisdiction of Senior Civil Judge
17. Jurisdiction of Court of a Civil Judge
18. Appeals from District Courts.
19. Appeals from Senior Civil Judge
20. Appeals from Civil Judge
21. Appellate jurisdiction of the Judge of Court of Small Causes.
22. Power to invest the court of the Senior Civil Judge with small cause
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