. Transfer of suits -- Grievance of the petitioner was that Civil Judge was not competent to entertain the suit under O. XXXVII , C.P.C. filed by respondent and instead of making reference to the District Judge , the Civil Judge should have returned the plaint to the respondent -

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High Court ( Lahore ) Rules and Orders . Vol . 1 . Chap . 13 - Punjab Civil Courts Ordinance ( 11 of 1962 ) , S. 15- .. Transfer of suits - Power to distribute business - Scope --- Grievance of the petitioner was that Civil Judge was not competent to entertain the suit under O. XXXVII , C.P.C. filed by respondent and instead of making reference to the District Judge , the Civil Judge should have returned the plaint to the respondent - Second objection of the petitioner was that the District Judge illegally entertained the reference and entrusted the case to an Additional District Judge - Validity --- Under Chapter 13 , Volume 1 of the High Court ( Lahore ) Rules and Orders , the Civil Courts were competent to make a reference of a case to superior authority for its entrustment to any other Court of competent jurisdiction - No illegality had been i committed by the Civil Judge and further by way of these proceedings , no prejudice had being caused to the petitioner ... District Judge under S. 15 of the Punjab Civil Courts Ordinance , 1962 , was competent to entrust / distribute the among the Courts of competent jurisdiction --- Under S.24 , C.P.C. , the District Judge on the application of any of the parties and after notice to the parties or of his own motion , without such potice , could transfer any case or withdraw any case or appeal , etc pending before court subordinate to it -