With regard to the structure of judiciary in India consider the following statements 1 The organisat...........

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With regard to the structure of judiciary in India, consider the following statements:

1. The organisational structure and jurisdiction of the subordinate judiciary are laid down by the respective State government.

2. Munsiff’s Courts are the lowest in the hierarchy of criminal courts in India.

Which of the above statement[s] is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

The organisational structure, jurisdiction and nomenclature of the subordinate judiciary are laid down by the states. Hence, they differ slightly from state to state. Broadly speaking, there are three tiers of civil and criminal courts below the High Court.The district judge is the highest judicial authority in the district.Below the District and Sessions Court stands the Court of Subordinate Judge on the civil side and the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate on the criminal side. The subordinate judge exercises unlimited pecuniary jurisdiction over civil suits. The chief judicial magistrate decides criminal cases which are punishable with imprisonment for a term up to seven years.
At the lowest level, on the civil side, is the Court of Munsiff and on the criminal side, is the Court of Judicial Magistrate. The munsiff possesses limited jurisdiction and decides civil cases of small pecuniary stake. The judicial magistrate tries criminal cases which are punishable with imprisonment for a term up to three years.