District Munsiff Court
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District Munsiff Court
(alternate spelling = District Munsif Court) is the court of the lowest order handling matters pertaining to Civil matters in India
. Usually it is controlled by the District Court
of the respective district. The District Munsif Court is authorised to try matters pertaining to certain pecuniary limits. The State Government
notifies the pecuniary limits for the District Munsiff Courts.
The appeal
against these courts lie before the Subordinate Courts which are one rank superior to the District Munsiff Courts but are inferior to the District court
. The State Government's Gazette notification prescribes the territorial jurisdiction of the District Munsiff Court. Usually, a District Munsiff Court will have four to seven firkas over which they can decide the disputes. A District Munsiff is the judge and presiding officer of the District Munsiff Court.
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
(alternate spelling = District Munsif Court) is the court of the lowest order handling matters pertaining to Civil matters in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Usually it is controlled by the District Court
District Courts of India
The District Courts of India are the district courts established by the State governments in India for every district or for one or more districts together taking into account the number of cases, population distribution in the district. They administer justice in India at a district level...
of the respective district. The District Munsif Court is authorised to try matters pertaining to certain pecuniary limits. The State Government
State government
A state government is the government of a subnational entity in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government...
notifies the pecuniary limits for the District Munsiff Courts.
The appeal
Appeal
An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court's decision....
against these courts lie before the Subordinate Courts which are one rank superior to the District Munsiff Courts but are inferior to the District court
District court
District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. These include:-Australia:District Court is the name given to the intermediate court in most Australian States. They hear indictable criminal offences excluding treason, murder and, in some States, manslaughter...
. The State Government's Gazette notification prescribes the territorial jurisdiction of the District Munsiff Court. Usually, a District Munsiff Court will have four to seven firkas over which they can decide the disputes. A District Munsiff is the judge and presiding officer of the District Munsiff Court.