Courts of Justice Act, 1936

Amendment of section 79 of the Principal Act.

53.—Notwithstanding anything contained in section 79 of the Principal Act—

(a) any civil proceedings founded on contract which is within the jurisdiction of the District Court may be brought, heard, and determined (at the election of the plaintiff) either before and by the justice mentioned in that behalf in the said section 79 or before and by the justice for the time being assigned to the district wherein the contract is alleged to have been made, and

(b) any civil proceedings founded on tort which is within the jurisdiction of the District Court may be brought, heard, and determined (at the election of the plaintiff) either before and by the justice mentioned in that behalf in the said section 79 or before and by the justice for the time being assigned to the district wherein the tort is alleged to have been committed, and

(c) any civil proceedings in ejectment which is within the jurisdiction of the District Court may be brought, heard, and determined (at the election of the plaintiff) either before and by the justice mentioned in that behalf in the said section 79 or before and by the justice for the time being assigned to the district wherein the lands the subject of such proceedings are situate.