5. District Judges.—There shall be in each District a District Court presided over by a Judge to be
called the District Judge. He shall be appointed by the Governor of Bombay in Council by whose
authority only he shall be liable to be suspended or removed from his appointment.
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6. Situation of District Court.—The District Judge shall ordinarily hold the District Court at the
Sadr station in his District, but may, with the previous sanction of the High Court, hold it elsewhere
within the District.
7. Original jurisdiction of District Judge.—The District Court shall be the principal Court of
original civil jurisdiction in the District, within the meaning of the Code of Civil Procedure.
8. His appellate jurisdiction.—Except as provided in sections sixteen, seventeen and twenty-six, the
District Court shall be the Court of Appeal from all decrees and orders passed by the Subordinate Courts
from which an appeal lies under any law for the time being in force.
9. Control and inspection of Courts.—The District Judge shall have general control over all the
Civil Courts and their establishments within the District, and it shall be his duty to inspect, or to cause one
of his Assistants to inspect, the proceedings of all the Courts subordinate to him, and to give such
directions with respect to matters not provided for by law as he may think necessary. The District Judge
shall also refer to the High Court all such matters as appear to him to require that a rule of that Court
should be made thereon.
1. The second paragraph of s. 5 rep. by Act 12 of 1876, s. 1 and Schedule, Part I (w.e.f. 11-4-1876).
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10. Writs and orders. Reports and returns.—The District Judge shall obey all writs, orders, or
processes issued to him by the High Court, and shall make such returns or reports thereto under his
signature and the seal of the Court as the exigencies of the case require. He shall further furnish such
reports and returns and copies of proceedings as may be called for by the High Court or the Governor of
Bombay in Council.
11. Seal of District Judge.—The District Judge shall use a circular seal two inches in diameter,
which shall bear thereon the. Royal Arms with the following inscription in English and the principal
language of the District—“District Court of