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“Court”, means the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district and includes the High Court which exercises the original civil jurisdiction.Section 2(1)(e), Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Definition of “Court”. 
  

Pandey & Co. Builders Pvt Ltd v. State of Bihar & Anr

AIR 2007 SC 465 : VIII (2006) SLT 266

 
 
The definition of “Court” as noticed hereinbefore means the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in a district and includes the High Court which exercises the original civil jurisdiction. If a High Court does not exercise the original civil jurisdiction, it would not be a ‘court’ within the meaning of the said provision. Constitution of the Courts vis-a-vis the hierarchy thereof is governed by the 1857 Act, Section 3 whereof reads as under:

“3. Classes of Courts—There shall be the following classes of Civil Courts under this Act, namely:

(a) The Court of the District Judge;

(b) The Court of the Additional Judge;

(c) The Court of the Subordinate Judge; and

(d) The Court of the Munsif. [Para 17]

 
 
  
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
   

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