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Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 · Chapter II: Constitution and Officers of the Court

Section 8: Rank and precedence of Judges

The Chief Judge shall be the first of the Judges in rank and precedence.

The other Judges shall have rank and precedence as the State Government may, from time to time, direct.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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