The words "Court of Justice" denote a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially as a body, when such Judge or body of Judges is acting judicially.
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A Panchayat acting under 1Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code, having
power to try and determine suits, is a Court of Justice.
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1. Rep. by the Madras Civil Courts Act, 1873 (3 of 1873).
Section 1 Title and extent of operation of the Code
Section 2 Punishment of offences committed within India
Section 3 Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India
Section 4 Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
Section 5 Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
Section 6 Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions
Section 7 Sense of expression once explained