https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200003 The Family Courts Act, 1984 does not exclude the High Court's ordinary original civil jurisdiction in suits of the nature described in Section 7. Section 8 was held to bar only district courts and subordinate civil courts where a Family Court is established, because the Act does not define "district court" to include the High Court and no clear words take away the jurisdiction of a superior court. The suit therefore did not stand transferred to the Family Court under the Act. en-us Tue, 26 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 18:23:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200003 The Family Courts Act, 1984 does not exclude the High Court's ordinary original civil jurisdiction in suits of the nature described in Section 7. Section 8 was held to bar only district courts and subordinate civil courts where a Family Court is established, because the Act does not define "district court" to include the High Court and no clear words take away the jurisdiction of a superior court. The suit therefore did not stand transferred to the Family Court under the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Feb 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200003