Section 23. Local limits of the jurisdiction of courts of subordinate judges and munsiffs

(1) The local limits of the jurisdiction of the court of a subordinate judge or a munsiff shall be such as the Chief Commissioner may, by notification in the Official Gazette, define.

(2) When the Chief Commissioner posts a subordinate judge to a district, the local limits of the district shall, in the absence of any direction to the contrary, be the local limits of his jurisdiction.