Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceThe Judiciary3 Marks
Question
Write short notes on : District Courts
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Answer
Each district has both Civil Courts and Criminal Courts. In the District Court, when the judge deals with civil cases, he is known as the 'District Judge' and when he deals with criminal cases, he is known as the 'Sessions Judge'. Claims of up to one lakh rupees are filed in the civil court of each district. The criminal court can give punishment with imprisonment for $3$ to $10$ years and fine of up to $5000$ or more as well as life imprisonment and capital punishment or imprisonment for $10$ years or more for a murder case.
There are City Civil Courts. Sessions Courts and Labour Courts for problems of labourers in metro cilles The Chief Judicial Magistrate Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate and Metropolitan Magistrate have the power to give punishment of $7$ years or more and a fine of any amount of money.
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