Suit filed against Public Trust - Sub-Courts and District Courts have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain Suits without reference to pecuniary limits - First Appeal against judgment of Sub-Court would lie only before High Court - Appeal filed before District Court is not maintainable.

Citation 

2015 (4) CTC 343 (Mad)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS

M. Duraiswamy, J.

C.R.P.(NPD) No. 2894 of 2014; M.P. No.1 of 2014.

July 03, 2015

Sri Panduranganadhaswami Devastanam, Rep. by Its Trustee, V.H. Jagadeesh, 113, Manickam Street, Shevapet, Salem-2

...Petitioner

Vs.

Shevapet Sowrashtra Vidhyalaya Sabai, Rep. by Its President, 64, Manickam Street, Shevapet, Salem-2; Shevapet Sowrashtra Maruthi Association, Represented by Its President, Achi Ramasamy, Shevapet, Salem-2.     ...Respondent

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), Section 92 Public Charities or Trust - Suit filed against Public Trust - Jurisdiction of Sub-Courts and District Court to entertain Suits Concurrent jurisdiction of Subordinate and District Courts - Sub-Courts and District Courts have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain Suits without reference to pecuniary limits? Suit filed before Sub-Court - Remedy of First Appeal against Judgment and Decree passed by Sub-Court - Whether First Appeal would lie before District Court or High Court Conferment of jurisdiction of Sub-Court and District Court under Section 92 does not depend upon value of subject matter of Suit - First Appeal against judgment of Sub-Court would lie only before High Court - Appeal filed before District Court is not maintainable - Law laid down in Sri Jeyaram Educational Trust v. A.G. Syed Mohideen, 2010 (1) CTC 602 (SC) followed and applied.