Bapna, J —This is an application in revision against the order of the Additional Munsiff, Jaipur City West, dated first November, 1954, rejecting the objection as to jurisdiction.

2. The respondents Bhonrilal and Shanker Lal filed a suit in the Court of Munsif, Jaipur City East, against the petitioner Chouthmal for recovery of Rs. 550/-. It was transferred to the Court of Additional Munsif Jaipur City, Mr. Dwarka Das Gupta, by order of the District Judge, dated 15th September, 1954. The High Court by an order of the same date, which was received in the Court of the District Judge on the 7th September, 1954, appointed Mr. D.D. Gupta as Additional Munsif jaipur City West, instead of Additional Munsif, Jaipur City. On 11th October, 1954, an application was moved that the court was not competent to try the suit. The learned Additional Munsif by his order of 1st November, 1954, held that the case had been transferred by the District Judge under sec. 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and the competency referred to in sec. 24 related to pecuniary jurisdiction and not to territorial jurisdiction. The petitioner has come in revision, and it is contended on his behalf, on the authority of Ra

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