https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305842 A petition for succession certificate under Part X of the Indian Succession Act lies before the District Judge as the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and the Delhi High Court's ordinary original civil jurisdiction under Section 5(2) of the Delhi High Court Act extends only to suits above the specified valuation, not to testamentary or succession matters. Section 24 of the Punjab Courts Act, read with the Delhi High Court Act, did not divest the District Judge of that jurisdiction, and Section 300 of the Indian Succession Act applies to probate and letters of administration, not succession certificates. The petition was therefore not maintainable before the High Court. en-us Wed, 27 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 11:42:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305842 A petition for succession certificate under Part X of the Indian Succession Act lies before the District Judge as the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and the Delhi High Court's ordinary original civil jurisdiction under Section 5(2) of the Delhi High Court Act extends only to suits above the specified valuation, not to testamentary or succession matters. Section 24 of the Punjab Courts Act, read with the Delhi High Court Act, did not divest the District Judge of that jurisdiction, and Section 300 of the Indian Succession Act applies to probate and letters of administration, not succession certificates. The petition was therefore not maintainable before the High Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 27 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305842