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to them from the people's homes ; but this, being an executive 

 measure, needs not to be provided for in the Bill. Their powers 

 will, moreover, be considerably increased. By chapter II of the 

 Bill, all subordinate Judges in the fcrr districts will be invested 

 with what are termed small-cause-court powers, but enlarged so as 

 to include mortgage-cases of the class in which agriculturists are so 

 commonly involved. And by chapter IV they will all receive jurisdic- 

 tion in insolvency. The question of how far the summary jurisdiction, 

 not open to appeal, which the small-en use-court model implies, might 

 safely be entrusted to the two classes of subordinate Judge, has re- 

 ceived careful consideration in connection with the opinion of the 

 Secretary of State in paragraph 3-'i of the despatch : 'I am inclined 

 to think that the principle of summary jurisdiction without appeal 

 might be conferred experimentally on all civil Judges in the Deccan 

 with great benefit.' It is considered that such jurisdiction may be 

 conferred on the first class subordinate Judges up to the full limit 

 allowed in the Mofassal Small-Cause-Courts Act, namely Rs. 500, 

 and on the second class subordinate Judges up to Us. 1000 absolutely, 

 and up to Rs. 500 by consent of the parties (on the analogy of the 

 higher jurisdiction of village-munsifs in Madras). But three special 

 safeguards are proposed in chapter VII. Firstly, inspection. A 

 special Judge will be appointed to inspect, supervise and control 

 the proceedings of the subordinate Judges, munsifs and conciliators 

 under the Act in all the four districts, and see its new principles and 

 policy effectively carried out. The special Judge will be aided, in 

 each pair of the four districts, by a special assistant Judge or sub- 

 ordinate Judge, who will during the greater part of the year be 

 engaged in travelling about, inspecting and supervising all sub- 

 ordinate Courts. In Bombay the Collector and his assistants similar- 

 ly move about, inspecting and controlling the revenue and magisterial 

 administration, mixing with the people, and, in particular, examining 

 the civil work done by mamlatdars. Long experience has proved 

 that the system produces excellent results. Secondly, revision. The 

 power of revision vested in the High Court by section G22 of the 

 Code of Civil Procedure is extended, on the analogy of section 295 

 of that Code, to the special Judge, who will be enabled to call for 

 and examine the record of any case and correct failures of justice, as 

 als^ similarly to deil with cases called for and referred to him by his 

 assistants just mentioned. The powers of the High Court under the 



