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Section 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure lays down the structure of subordination among the Civil Courts. What does it provide?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. **Section 3 of the CPC** lays down: 'for the purposes of this Code, **the District Court is subordinate to the High Court** and **every Civil Court of a grade inferior to that of a District and every Court of Small Causes is subordinate to the High Court and District Court**'.
2. So the hierarchy is: High Court > District Court > Subordinate Civil Courts (including Munsiff's Court and Small Causes Courts).
3. This hierarchy governs revision, appeal and supervisory jurisdiction.
4. Option B inverts the hierarchy; option C invents a horizontal structure; option D oversimplifies the High Court / District Court relationship.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 8, 'Structure of Civil Courts', p. 177._
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