Explanation:

Section 30 of Punjab Courts Act, Exercise by Subordinate Judge of jurisdiction of District Court in certain proceedings—(1) The High Court may by general or special order authorise any Subordinate Judge to take cognizance of, or any District Judge to transfer to a Subordinate Judge under his control, any of the proceedings next hereinafter mentioned or any class of those proceedings specified in such order. (2) The proceedings referred to in sub-section (1) are the following, namely: (a) Proceedings under the [Indian Succession Act, 1865 (X of 1865) and the Probate and Administration Act, 1881 (V of 1881) which cannot be disposed of by District Judge. (b) [Repealed by the Guardian and Wards Amendment Act, 1926, (IV of 1926), Section 7.] (3) The District Judge may withdraw any such proceedings taken cognizance of by or transferred to a Subordinate Judge and may either himself dispose of them or transfer them to a Court under his control competent to dispose of them. (4) Proceedings taken cognizance of by or transferred to a Subordinate Judge as the case may be under this section shall be disposed of by him, subject to the rules applicable to like proceedings when disposed of by the district Judge.