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RA 296 Section 57

Authority of District Judge to define territory appurtenant to courts.

Section 57

SEC. 57. Authority of District Judge to define territory appurtenant to courts.—Where court is appointed to be held at more than one place in a district, the District Judge may, with the approval of the Department Head, define the territory over which the court held at a particular place shall exercise its authority, and cases arising in the territory thus denned shall be liable at such court accordingly. The power herein granted shall be exercised with a view to making the courts readily accessible to the people of the different parts of the districts and with a view to making the attendance of litigants and witnesses as inexpensive as possible.

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