the delhi high cout~t bill, 19~5 (t0 bp(as introduced in lok sabha) v page 3, 11n~ 19,-for tt t~rr 1 tory" re'ld "terri tories" 2 pnge r:) 1-- n r: -,'" ' , i \'' - -' , for "d~-lyr" re~-id "day" , 3 p~ge 6, line for ii of" r(~ ~1r1 "or" 4 page 6, line 11,-after ltr:om~titllt1ori", insert " " , 5 p~~c 6, line 37,-it " , 3fter "d'1t~~t, in3ert n page 8, line 37,-read " rr· , after "s ubr tit uted" for 'r " - 7 p~gg 14, line 14,-for "ronne'! ro'3d "£\lay" 8 correct jine numb~rs on pages 2, :'1nd 7 rew delhi; december 4, 1965 agrahayan9 13, 1:;:>'~7(sflk'::')  !w no tot it's the delhi high court bill, 1965 a billto provide for the conatitution of a high court for the union tenitorv  of delhi, for the eztemon of the 1uribdictton of toot high couf't to the union ter7itoru of himachal pradesh ane! for matten connected therewith lk it enacted by parliament in the sixteenth year of the repubue :of india u follows:-1 (1) this act may be called the delhi high court act, 1965 short title and (2) section 17 shall come into force on such date as the central comma-s government may by dowlcation in the ofbcial gazette, appoint; and cement the remaining provialods of this act shall come into force at once  'i in thia act; udleu the context otherwise require&,-deftnl-, ,  uodii ' ~ -' (4) "appoidted day" means the date appointed under lee-, tloa 8 (b) "notifted order" meana order noti1led in the 0ilcia1 gazette - ------------~~-----------------------slab court i (1) as from ueh date as the central government ma7, b7 dotuleatiod in the 081eial gazette, appoint, there shall be a rich $ court for the udiod territo17 of delhi (hereiaafter referred to  the m,h couri of delhi) (2) the principal seat of the high court of delhi shall be at delhi or at such other place as the president may, by notifted order, appoint -  (a) notwithstanding anything contained in 8ub-section (2), the 10 judges and division courts of the high court of delhi may lit at such other place or places other than its principal seat as the chief justice may, with the approval of the president, appoint (4) in article 217, the words "the governor of the state" shall be omitted; (0) in article 219, the reference to the governor of the state, and in the proviso to clause (3) of article 227, the reference to 20 the governor, shan be construed as a reference to the administrator of the union territory of delhi; (e) the provisions of article 225 shall not apply; (d) in article 229,-exeepuons 4 (1) the provisions of chapter v of part vi of the constitution and modi- shall, in their application to the high court of delhi, have effect is ::~di subject to the following exceptions and modifications, namely:-to which  the provi-iona of chapter v of part vi of the constitution &j)ply to the hllh  court of delhi (i) the references to the governor of the state ahall be 2$ codstrued as references to the administrator of the uniod territory of delhi; (ii) the references to the state public service co~'" sian, the legislature of the state and tpeconsolidated fund of the state shan be construed, respectively, as refer~nce8 to the uniod public service commission, parliament and the 30 consolidated fund of india; (e) the provisions ~f article 230 shall apply subject 10  tile  modifications that- (i) in clause (1) thereof, for the words "blah coer1t' in both the places where they occur, the words ''high court for 3s a union territory" and for the words ceara, ~monterritory", the words "any other union territory" shall be aubjututed; (li) "for clause·· (2) thereof, the following clause shall be iubltltutej, namely:-,  , ~ ; r   - i'  r -i -r','  p - - - ' • ,       a (2)' where the high court for a union territory  _ exercises jurisdiction-ia·-re1ation-to---another -unlon--·-5  , _  "' t-  ~  " t~"lt9ry  the f~fe)'8dce in ~icle 227 to the administrator - -' • ' ''jjf the union territory of delhi shall, in relation to  y ~ea, forms or tables for subordinate courts in that other uqtpp ~ writory, be ,cpdltrued u a reference to the administrator of that other unfon territory" 10 , (i) bet~een pte coming into fo~ce of this section and the appointe:d day, ~the ~esidtmtmby, after consultation with the chief justice  of rddia"p'p~int the ~i~f justice of the high court ofde1h1 and  as :m'any other j\ldge(j of the saidhigh court as he thinks fit, and any i~~in~~~s • so ,~~~~  ~hall ta~~ ~ftect as fromthe appointed day   1 _ - 15 5 (1) the high court of delhi shall have in respect of the jurljdlcterrttmieg for ·the time beina inc'1uded in the union territory of delhi, tioil of n·uch origina1, appe1late and bth~r jurisdiction as, under the law: of " force- ~tely 'before tbeappointed day, is exercllable in delhi respect of the said ~tiitoty by the hi«hcourt of punjab 30 , (2) notwlthstanding anything contained in any law for the time ~ be~~~ ~i) torce, t~e high court ilf delhi shall also have in respect of the sald t~t(u"jes ordinary original civil jurisd1ction in every '~iit1iervalu~ of wh~ch exceeds twenty-five thousand rupees  ,g g1~ the high court of delhi shall bave like powers to approve, power to 25 tteimit; enrol, remove and suspend legal practitioners, and to make edi'od 1 40:-- vocb_ tulea with respect -to them, -as :are, under the law in force immediately etc before t~ appamted ,day, ,·exercisable·by the high court of p:udjab " '1(2)' tb~tight· -of  audience in the high court of delhi shall be (f4egulated in accordance with the like principles, as, immediately 30'wore'tin appointed day, are {n force with -respect to the right of ·udience -in -the high court· of p1iii1jab:  provided that subject to any' nue made or direction given by the high court of delhi in the exercise of the powers conferred by this section,:anyiers~n -v!~~ ~~m~~ateiy ~ore the appointed day '8 3!1~n ~entjt~d 10 praetise or an attorney entitled tn act in the nmgh' 'court ofl»un3ab shall be  reeo;msed as an advocate or an  , ~ttomey eirt1i1ed· to pj;'a~ti~~ fn' act, u the case ma1be ij\ the hip - court of peth!, practice -'1 subject to the provisiodi of this act, the law in force tmm  and diately before the appointed day with respect to practice and pj"oc" 0: procedure dme in the high court of punjab shall, with the decell8i'1 mod''' in the" 0 tio~,~~y in relation to the high court of delhi and accordingly 5 ~ of the high court of-dellifilwl have all such powers to make rules de1h1 and qrders with respect to "practice and procedure u are imm  diately before the appointed day exercisable by the high court of '~ja~ and shall also ha\!e powers to make rules andorders with reapeet to practice and procedure for the exerclae of its ordinary orlpwio civil jurisdiction: 0 - provided that any rules or onters which are in °force immediately before the appointed day with respect to practice and procedure in the highcourt of punjab shan, until varied or revoked by rules o!':o; _'" orders made by the high court of delhi apply with the neceaary 15 modifications in relation to practice and procedure in the high court of delhi as if made by that high court cultody of the 8 the law in force immediately before the appointed day with respect to the custody of the seal of the high court of punjab ihall, with the necessary niod~cations, apply with respect to the 20 custody of 0 the seal of the high court of deihl  0 o  -9 the ~:'~ifih· court ot delhl form of "ft'lti and other proceae8 0 law in force immediately before the appointed day with tpqpect to_~he form of writs and other processes used, issued ,;or awarded by the high court of punjab shall, with the deceual')' modifications, apply with respect to the form of writs and other 25 processes issued or awarded by the high court of delhi powers 10 (1) where a single judge of the high court of delhi exerof judges cises ordinary original civil jurisdlctton conferred by sub-section  (2) of section 5 on that court, an appeal shan 11e from the judgment of the single judge to a division court of that high court 30 (2) subject to the provisions of sub-section (1), the law in force  immediately before the appointed day relating to' the powen of the -chief justice, single judges and division courts of the mgh court of punjab and with respect to all matteraano411ary to the exerclse  of those powen shall, with the necessary modiftcatiodl, apply in 3, relation to the ,high court of delhi procedure 11 the law in force immediately before the appointed day relataa to" ing to appeals to the supreme court from the blah court of :ppeals to p'lniab and the judges and division -courts thereof shall, with the c~=me necessaryjiloditicatipns, applr ~ ~ijltjgn t9 tb~ hibh egg" of ,,0 delhi  ~' (1) ixcept u herefnafterprovided, the high court of ~ab ttldlfer thall,  tram the appointee! day, have no jurisdlc,tio~in re~t of of pro the union territory of delhi,  , 0  ceedldo _ _   0 "-(2}--such pr~edlnga __ ~~g in the high court of punjab :: th, , bmnediate1y before the appointed day's, as are certifled, whether court of before or after that' day, by the chief justice of that high court punjab , having ~gard to the p18c~ 0 of accrual of the cause of action and to the other circumstance~to be proe'eedfngs which ought to be heard and ~~ of decided by the high court of ' delhi, shall, as soon as may be after deihl 10 such certiflcation, be transferred to the high court of delhi (3) notwithstanding apythmg contained in sub-sections (1) anel (2) of this section and in section 5, 0 but save as hereinafter provfded, the !iia!",  -·lit' of punjab sh~, have; and the high court of de1h1 aban ,,~ot have, jurisdiction" to entertain, hear or dispose of, appeals, i, application for leave to appeal including leave to appeal to the supreme court, applications for review and' other proceedings where any such proceedings seek any rehef in respect of any order passed :'by the high 0 court of ~njab before the appointed day: ' provf4ed that it after any such proceedings have been entertained 20,bv the higb' court 'of punjab, it appears to the chief justice of that higb court that they ought to be transferred to the high court of delhi, he shall order that they shall be so transferred, and such proceedings shan thereupon be 0 transferred accordingly (4) any i)rder made by the hjrh tourt of punjab-25 (6) before the appointed day, in any proceedings transferred 'to the high court of delhi by virtue of sub-section (2); (b) in any proceedings with respect to which the hirh court of punjab retains jurisdiction by virtue of sub-section (3), shall for all purposes have effect, not only as an order of the high 30 court' of, punjab, but 'also as ,an ord,er made by the high court of delhi " 0 , rilht d any person who, immediately before the appointed day, is a~ to appear advocate entitled to practise or an attorney entitled to act, in the or to act high -court of punjab, add' was' authorised to appear or to act in 1n pro-3! any proce'cdings tranafenreci from ~ that, high 0 court to the high ~ court of delhi under section 12, shall have the right to appear or to ~lldifer­act, as the case may be, in the high court of delhi in relation to the ~ 0: those ~roceedinga court of , ," ,':' '0" delhi 14 for the purpoies f)f liections 12 and, 17,-iftterpre-~(j ', (4)pr~un" ~1ta11 be ,deemed 'to be pending in a court tatkm ) , until that court has disposed of all issues between the parties, m~~4ipb any issues witb respect to tbe tuation q' the costs 01 ',the proceedings and shall include appeals, applications for leave to appeal to the supreme court, applfca~ons for review peti_ tions for revision and petitions for writs; - r i '  ' , --\-- '  -,  -(b) references toa high court shall be ronstnsed as includ7--idg 'references to a judge, ,or division court thereof,and ~ references to an order made bya court oj: a judge shall be construed as including references to a· sentence, judgment or decree paased or made by that -court of judge 15 save as provided n section 4, nothing in this act shall affect the application to the high court of 'delhi of anv j)rovisions ot the (0 constitution a,nd, this act shall have effect subject to any 'provistcm that may be made on or after the appointed day w;tth ~et to that ~high court by any legislature or other authority baving power to make such provision -  ' h' notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), of 15 section 5, all proceedings pendin9 immediately before the ltl)llointed 'day in any subordinate court in the union territory of delhi in or in' relation to any such civil suit as is referred to in that sub-section shall be proeeeded with and disposed of ,s if thi~ act had not' been passed '   - 20 pendln proceedinii before wbordlute courts in delhi bztenilon of the 1'1 (1) as from' neb aate as the central governmeat may, lay notlfteatlon in the omclat guette a1tpoidt (heftlnafter referred to " the 1m'seribed date), the jari-dietioll· of ¢he m«h (:ljuri, of delhi shatl extend iothe ual territory of dimaebal pradesh jurfjd~e­tlon of the hlh court of deihl (2) as from the prescribed date the, court of the judicial com- 25 jillsclionet for himachal pradesh shall cease to function ,and is hereby abalished: provided that nothing in this sub-section shall prejudice' or affect the continued operation of any notice served, injunction' isweci, direction given, or proceedings taken before the nrescribed dale" bv 30 the court of the judicial' commissioner for himachal -pradesh abolished by this sub-section (3) the high court of delhi shall have, in respect of the terrttories for ~e time being incluc:~d in the union territary of himachal pradesh,- ; 5 (a) all such original, appellate and ot''ter jurisdiction ,as under the law in force immediately before the :prescribed date ~ is exercisable in refjpect of the satd territories by the court of~ the judicial commissioner for himachal pradesh; and also (b) ordinary original civil juriametion in every suit the value 40 ,of which exceeds, twentr-ftve th~sand rnpeel, notwithstanding ilnything contained ill any law for the time being iii fdree "'-:(4) au p-oceedidp pceudlng in the court of the judicial com-__ mntwlillion&u,nu for hi~cha1_prade8h before the prescribed date sliau abdd trauferred to the high court of delhi (5) azty order made before the prescribed date by the court 5 referred to in sub-section (4) ahall for all purposes have effect not only as an order of that court but also aa an order of the high court of delhi (6) f~r the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of sections 6 to 11 and 13 shall, with the necessary modi-1~ flcations, apply to the high court of delhi in th~ exer~~ _ of juris-,  )iction conferred upon it by this section  -(7) notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b) of sublection (3), au pl'oceec:lidgs pendidg immediately before the prescribed date in aay subordinate court in the union territory of hima-is chal pradesh in or in relation to any such civil suit as is referred to in that clause shall be proceeded with and disposed of as if this act ud flot been passed 18 (1) references in any law in force in the union territory of rule of delbj to the high court of punjab shall, as from the appointed day, codluuc-20 be construed as references to the high court of delhi t!od (2) references in' any law in force in the union terrltcjry of himachal pradesh to the high court of punjab or to the court of the judicial commissioner for that territory shall, as from the prescribed date, be construed as references to the high court of delhi 25 19 the laws specified in· the schedule shall be amended ill the amendmanner and with effect from the date speclfted therein ment of certain law • 20 if any c:uftleulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this power att, the central government may, by notified order, make such pro- to remove vision as appears to it to be necessai"y or expedient for th~ femoval =~ 30 of the di1bculty el 21 for the purpose of facilitating the application of any law in power to relation to the union territory of delhi or himachal pradesh, the adapt central government may, before the expiration of two years from law • the appointed day in relation to the union territory of delhi and 35 before the expiration of two years from the prescribed date in relation to the union territory of himachal pradesh, by order, make such adaptations and modifications of the law, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as may be necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions of this act and thereupon every such law aha11 have effect subject to the adaptations and dlpcwlcationa _ _~_ made until altered, repealed or amended by a competent leatalature:::=-or::;;;-----other competent authority  pudjab ad vi of 1818the schedule (see section 18) l as from the appointed day, in the punjab courts act, 1918, ii in force in the union territory of delhi,-(i) in section 25, for the worda "in original civil suits witbout limit as regards tb~·':;,uue", the words ''in every orlgidallo civil suit the value of which does not exceed twenty-tlve thousand rupees" shall be substituted; (ii) in section 26, for the words ''the jurisdiction", the wordl and tlgures "subject to the limit apecl1led in section 25, the jurisdiction'" shall be substituted is ll all from the prescribed date, in the judicial commfmionen' courts (declaration as high courts) act, 1950, in section 3, the expression "himachal pradesh," shall be omitted m as from the prescribed date, in the himachal pradesh (courts) order, 1948,-20 (:) throughout the ore(x, save as otherwise expressly provided, for the words "chief commissioner", the words "lieuten~t governor" shall be substituted and for the words "judicial commissioner" or "court' of the judicial commissioner', the words "high court" shall be substituted, and such consequential 2s amendments as the rujes of grammar may require shall be made; (ii) chapter ii shall be omitted; (iii) in paragraph 15, the words "the court of the judicial commissioner and" shall be omitted; 30 (iv) in paragraph 20, for the words "in civil suits without umit as regards the value", the words "in every clvll illit the value of which does nc5'~ exceed twenty-five thousand rupees" shall be substituted;  (v) in paragraph 21, for the words "the jurladiction", the 35 words and figures "subject to the limit specified in paragraph 20, the jurisdiction" shall be substituted (vi) in paragraph 36, sub-paragraph (1) shall be omitted and in sub-paragraph (2), for the words, brackets and figure "under sub-paragraph (1)", the words and figures "for th4o exerci~e of the jurisdiction under paragraph 35" shall be substituted statement of obj:ects ani> reasol'ts -'vnder the exifiwiii atranpment, a citeuit bench of the punjab high court functions in delhi to deal with the high court cases aniftg in the ullien territory of deihl ami the delhi admi"mtmtion ::~pay" to ~punjab govermneat the aetua1 co- of $be ait  beadh in delhi and auo the ,roportionide coat on count of tile  hijh court at chanditarb this arr8%llement is not very   ~"i') anti the ctuestiob of haviltg a aeparate high coon for delbi· las lleen \lddel' consideration for lome time ,put the volume df wdtk  la,de1lu llaa· been on the increase  and is hke!, to idcreue further hav, zeaud to the importance of oelhl,' its gowiq population and other considerations, it is proposed to have a separate hlgh court for llhi' thia would also facilitate the· ims;lemen1ation: of the "'mte for separatiol1 of'· th«! judiciary from the' ~~tiv~ ~ the ·wuum tierrik>ty gf oelhi at the s8jilie time; the eost of the new high court' may not exceed the expenses incurred at present 2 it is also proposed to extend the jurisdiction of the new high court of delhi to the union territory of himachal pradesh and ab0-lish the court of the judicial commissioner there it is further proposed that the new high court should have original dvil jurisdiction in respect of suits the value of which exceeds rs 25,000/- _  - l new l>elhi; jai sukhlal hath! the 1st december, 1965  president's recommendation under article 117 of the constitution of'india[copy of letter no ls/1/64-judl i, dated the 2nd december, 1965 from shri jai sukhlal hathi, minister of state in the lwnistry of home affairs to the secretary, lok sabha] the president havillg been informed of"'-lile subject matter of the delhi high court bill, 1965, recommends the introduction and consideration of the bill in the lok sabha under article 117 (1) and 117 (3) of the constitution of india v·-,  ,, ,  ~inancial memorandumunder the exiltlng arrangement the circuit bedch of the pwljab hiih, court functicma at delhi to diapoie of hlth court cu arjaiq in the union territory of delhi the delhi administration am te make contribution to the government of punjab on accoudt of tile aetual coiit of the circuit bench and ajo proportiodate ~ of  hip court at chandigarh the payments made on th  two couafa durin, the yean -lcmj"jj3, ih3-84 and iim-85 have been repecttftly ra 8,g,ooo, ra 8,93,000 and ra 11,85,000 (in round thou8allu) the detaila of the ~t of the new high court at delhi bave  been fully worked out it is, however, felt that it may dot mrll the total paymenta now heini made to the gmemmeat ef ptmja1t i  ;  msmoilandum llbgarding delegated legislationclaua 21 of the bill empowers tbe central government to adapt oiatijl, laws in order to facilitate their application to the union territory of delhi or himaehal pradesh thia power will be available until the expiration of two yean from the appointed day or the preeeribed date; u the case may be the proposed deleeation of ieillative power is of a normal eharaetm'  ' "j i - - - - pakt vi the states - -  - - cbaptd v-tiii: high courts in the statis - - - - - 21'1 (1) every judge of a high court shall be appointed by the president by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the chief justice of india, the governor of the state, and, in the ease of appointment of 8 judge other than the chief justice, the chief justice of the high court and shall hold office, in the case of an additional or acting judge, as provided in article 224, and in any other case until he attains the age of sixty-two years: ~t­mat and eendltioda of tile ofiice ai lwlp of - hlih court provided that-(4) a judge may, by writing under his hand addr_sed to the president, resign his office; (b) a judge may, be removed from his office by the pres!-dentin the manner provided in clause (4) of article 124 for the removal of a judge of the supreme court; (c) the office of a judge shall be vacated by his being appointed by the president to be a judge of the suprf"me court or by his being transferred by the president to any other high court within the territory of india (2) a person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge of a high court unless he is a citizen of india and-(4) has for at least ten years held a judicial ofbce in the territory of india; or (b) has for at least tell years been an advocate ,of a high court or of two or more su( h courts in succession e:cp14ncltion-for the purposes of this clause-(4) in computing the period during which a person has been an advocate of a high court, thei·e shall be included any period during which the person has held ~udicial oftlce after he became lid advocate; (b) in computing the period during which a' person has held judtcial ofilce in the· territory of india or been an advocate ei a hi;h ce\u't, ther~_ ~au be  included any period won the--eem  ----mem:ement of this constitution during which he hu held judi- cia! ofiee in any area which was comprised before the fifteenth day (l)f august, 1947, within india as defined by the government ()1· india act 1935, or bas been an ,edvocate of anly hieh cqurt  in any such area, as the case jxlay be (3) if any question arises as to the age of a judge of a high c9urt, the question shall be decided by the president after consultatiqt1 with the chief justice of india and the decision of the president shall be final - - - - - 219 every person appointed to be a j:udge of a high court lhau oath or before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the gov- aftlrma-~ of the ~state, or some person appointed £1i1 that ·bejilalf ,by him tion b, ~ oath o~ a8irmation according to the form set out for the purpqse~::- of in the tlllrd schedule cou •     ~ 225 subject to the provisions of this coustitution and to the pro- juriadicvisions of any law of the appropriate legi~lature made by virtue of tion ot powers conferred on that legislature by this constitution the juris- existlnl diction of, and the law administered in, any existing high court, !"ilgh and the respective powers of the judges thereof in relation coutu  to the administration of justice in the court inc]udin~ any power to make rules of court and to regulate the sittin~ of the court and of members thereof sitting alone or in di~sion courts shall be the same as immediately before the commencement of this constitution: provided that any restriction to which the exercise of original jurisdiction by any of thp high courts with respect to any matter concerning the revenu~ or concerning any act ordered or done in the collectinn thereof was subject immediately before the c('mm~nce~ rilent of· this constitution shall no longer apply to th~ e~ercise of such jurisdiction - - - - - 229 (1) appointments of ofticers and s£'rvants of a high court oft\c:ej',i  shall be made by the chief justice of the court or such other judge and aer-  or officer' of tbecourt as he may direct: vantl and,  the _- provided that the governor of the state may by rule requme that pemei of'" in such cases as may be specified in the rule no l>crson not alremly high attached to the court shall be appointed to any oftl~ connected with courti ~"l' the court sav~ after con,ultation with the state public service com-  • million '   , •• j~ (2) subject to the provialorl of iulj law made by the lepjatun of the state, the ecmditiodi of  me of omcera and servant  ----~ hiidl:!ouitllwr be-iuch-as-may be prescribed by rul  made by tjm chief justice of the court or by lome other judge or omcer of the court authoriled by the chief ju8tice to make rulea for the purpoee:  provided that the rules made under this clause ihall, 10 tar  they relate to salaries, allowances, leave or pensions, requir the approval of the governor of the state (3) the admjnistrative expenles of a hiih court, includidf n salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of the om  cers and servants of the court, ,;;~:~ be charged upon the consou  dated fund of the state, and any fees or other moneys taken by tile court shan fonn part of that fund 230 (1) paruament made by law extend the jurildiction of - hip court to, or exclude the jurisdiction of a high court from, an, union territory (2) where the high court of a state exercises juriecliction in relation to a union territory,-enenlion of jurlldicdon of blih court to union territoriel (a) nothing in this constitution shall be construed 81 empowering the legislature of the state to increase, restrict or abolish that jurisdiction; and (b) the reference in article 227 to the governor shall, in relation to any rules, fonns or tabl_ for subordinate c:ourt in that territory, be construed as a reference to the president - •• - - -  orilinalextracts from the punjab co't7rts act, 1918 (vi 0'" 1918) - - - - - zs except as otherwise provided by any enactment for the time being in force, the court of the district judge shall have juritldtetion in original ow suits without limit i:s' regards the value juris~c­tion of diltriet juctpl in suita pecuniary 26 the jurisdiction to be exercised in original civil suits lui relimltl of gards the value by any person appointed to be a su~rdid&te judp, juriadieshall de determined by the high court either by meludijl, him in - ::o~-clan or otherwise as it thinks ftt date - • - • -  j  --'-------_--'(15udu850_) ____ _ - - - - - 3 the courts of the judicial commissioners for himachal pra- declaradeah, manipur and tripura (each of which ia hereidatter referred to tlon of u a 3udicial commissioner's court) is hereby declared to be a high ~ert~ court for the purposes oi articles 132, 133 and 134 c:m:, iionel'l' cow1a u hich  --ii::~:, oourtl tor certain pur-181 h'1'ftact8 nom 'nul himachal paade (coujt'1'8) 0_, ins - - - - - chapter ii  coultt of the judicial comki88l0na (omitted) - • - • -  -, chapter ii~ subordinate coortab i u in addition to the court of the judicial cojdjllijlioner and the c'•  court of small caules established under the provincial small callie of courts courts act, 1887 (9 of 1887), and the courts established under any other law for the time being in force, there shan be the followm, cl  of civil courts, namely:-(i) the court of the district judee; (ii) the court of a subordinate judie - - - - - jo save as otherwise provided by any other law foi-'lthe time' orijlnal bein, in force, the court of the district judge shall have oriatnal jurtadlejundietion in civil suits without limit as regards the value tioll of clyil 21 the juriadiction to be exercised in ori,mal «:ivillr1itl - reprda court& the ftlue by any penon appointed to be a subordinate judie ihal1 ::r 8e determined hy the chief commiaioner, after conmltation with 8ubcmu the judicial commil8ioner, in luch manner u he thina 1lt nate - - - •• jud,8l court-feet 31 (1) the court  fees payable on applications to the court of p~ble on the judicial commissioner for the exercise of ita jurisdiction under revialon paragraph 35 shall be the same as those for the time being ~yable on like applications to the high court of judicature for the east plln~ab (2) 1f the court of the judicial commissioner on an application in respect of which the fee payable under sub-paragraph (1) has been paid sets aside or modifies a decree or order of the court below or remands the case for a fresh decision, the court of the judicial commissioner may grant to the applicant a certificate authorising him to recelvt! back from the deputy commissioner of the district in which the court is situated the full amount of such fee or such part thereof as the court, having regard to the circumstances of the case, may think tit a bill to provide for the constitution of a high court for the union territory of delhi, for the extension of the jurisdiction of that high coun to the union tenitory of himachal pradesh and for matters connected therewith --(shrijai sukhlal holbi, minister 0/ stau in the ministry ~ home aj!air~  ) 