Section 9: Court of Session

(1) The [Provincial Government] shall establish a Court of Session for every sessions division, and appoint a judge of such Court. (2) The [Provincial Government] may, by general or special order in the official Gazette, direct at what place or places the Court of Session shall hold its sitting; but, until such order is made, the Courts of Session shall hold their sittings as heretofore. (3) The [Provincial Government] may also appoint Additional Sessions Judges, and Assistant Sessions Judges to exercise jurisdiction in one or more such Courts. (4) A Sessions Judge of one sessions division may be appointed by the [Provincial Government] to be also an Additional Sessions Judge of another division, and in such case he may sit for the disposal of cases at such place or places in either division as the [Provincial Government] may direct. (5) All Courts of Session existing when this Code comes into force shall be deemed to have been established under this Act.

Effective date: 1898-07-01

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