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In *Mangharam v. K.B. Kher, A.I.R. 1956 M.B. 183*, the Madhya Bharat High Court interpreted the definition of 'District Judge' in Section 3(17) of the GCA. What was the holding?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 3(17) defines '**District Judge**' as 'the Judge of a principal civil court of original jurisdiction, but shall **not include a High Court** in the exercise of its ordinary or extraordinary original civil jurisdiction'.
2. The use of '**shall mean**' makes the definition **restrictive and exhaustive**.
3. *Mangharam v. K.B. Kher, A.I.R. 1956 M.B. 183, 187* held that the definition uses 'shall mean', so it is **not any judge** of a principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction that can be termed a District Judge, but that only the **sole presiding judge** of a principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction can be called a District Judge.
4. So the term is reserved for the senior-most judicial officer of the District.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 4, Definitions §3(17), p. 104._
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