District Courts of India

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The District Courts of India are the primary trial courts at the district level that handle civil and criminal cases under the country’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
trial court
administrativelyControlledBy respective State High Court
alsoKnownAs District and Sessions Courts NERFINISHED
appealFrom subordinate courts in the district
appealsTo respective High Court
canTry offences punishable with death
offences punishable with imprisonment over seven years
offences punishable with life imprisonment
country India
employs Additional District Judges
Assistant Sessions Judges NERFINISHED
Chief Judicial Magistrates NERFINISHED
District Judges NERFINISHED
Judicial Magistrates
establishedUnder Articles 233 to 237 of the Constitution of India
fundedBy State Governments of India NERFINISHED
governedBy Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 NERFINISHED
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 NERFINISHED
Constitution of India NERFINISHED
handles civil cases
criminal cases
hasDivision civil court
sessions court
hasHierarchyAbove High Courts of India NERFINISHED
hasHierarchyBelow subordinate courts
hasJurisdictionOver civil matters exceeding pecuniary limits of subordinate courts
serious criminal offences
headedBy District Judge
jurisdiction district level
languageOfProceedings English
official language of the state
legalSystem common law system of India
linkedTo National Judicial Data Grid NERFINISHED
location each administrative district of India
partOf Judiciary of India NERFINISHED
primaryFunction adjudication of disputes at first instance
purpose access to justice at local level
recordsMaintained case registers
judgment records
order sheets
subjectTo superintendence of High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution of India
supervisedBy High Courts of India NERFINISHED
typeOfCases appeals from subordinate courts
contract disputes
criminal trials
family disputes
property disputes
uses eCourts system NERFINISHED

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Uttarakhand High Court hasAuthorityOver District Courts of India
this entity surface form: District courts of Uttarakhand
Tamluk hasCourt District Courts of India
this entity surface form: District and Sessions Court, Purba Medinipur
judicial branch of India includesCourt District Courts of India