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as the Vacation District Judge for the duration of the adjournment of any
District Court in 1[any vacation or of any part thereof]1;
1. Substituted by Act 26 of 1985 w.e.f. 29.4.1985.
3[(b) where there is only one District Judge in any district, the High
Court may, by notification, designate such District Judge or appoint a
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[Senior Civil Judge]1 in the district as the Vacation District Judge or the
Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1, as the case may be, of the District Court
thereof for the duration of the adjournment of such District court in 2[any
Vacation or of any part thereof]2.
1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 w.e.f. 21.9.1996 and again substituted by Act
21 of 2009 w.e.f. 28.8.2009.
2. Substituted by Act 26 of 1985 w.e.f. 29.4.1985.
3. Substituted by Act 81 of 1976 w.e.f. 1.10.1978.
The High Court may regulate, by special or general order, work to be
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discharged by the Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1 or the vacation District
Judge.]3 od
1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 w.e.f. 21.9.1996 and again substituted by Act
21 of 2009 w.e.f. 28.8.2009. aC
(4) (a) The local limits of the jurisdiction of the Vacation District Judge or
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Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1 shall be the same as those of the District
Court concerned. In
1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 w.e.f. 21.9.1996 and again substituted by Act 21 of
2009 w.e.f. 28.8.2009.
(b) The jurisdiction of the Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1 shall extend to
all suits, appeals and other proceedings pending in, or cognizable by any
Civil Court (whether a District Court, a 1[Court of a Senior Civil Judge]1 or a
1[court of a Civil Judge]1 in the District concerned when such Court is
adjourned for 2[any]2 Vacation.
1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 w.e.f. 21.9.1996 and again substituted by Act
21 of 2009 w.e.f. 28.8.2009.
2. Substituted by Act 26 of 1985 w.e.f. 29.4.1985.
(5) The place at which the Court of the Vacation District Judge or the
Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1 shall be held, shall be the same as the place
at which the District Court concerned may be held. The Vacation District
Judge or the Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1 shall have such administrative
control over the staff of the several Civil Courts in the District, as the High
Court may, by general or special order determine.
1. Substituted by Act 16 of 1996 w.e.f. 21.9.1996 and again substituted by
Act 21 of 2009 w.e.f. 28.8.2009.
(6) Notwithstanding the appointment of the Vacation District Judge or the
Vacation 1[Senior Civil Judge]1, every Civil Court in the District shall, during