By The Court—This is a reference by one of us arising out of a revision application filed by the defendant against an order of Munsif City, Jodhpur, holding that he has jurisdiction to try the suit.

2. By notifications dated 2-6-50 and 19-9-50 there are two courts of Munsifs at Jodhpur—court of Munsif City and court of Munsif District. Their jurisdictions are as follows :

Court of Munsif City—Jodhpur City.

Court of Munsif District—Jodhpur Sub-Division (excluding Jodhpur

City and Bilara Tehsil).

3. It is not disputed that by Jodhpur City is meant the territorial limits of the Jodhpur Municipality.

4. The subject matter of the present suit is a house situated in Mahamandir area. In the year 1950 it was outside the municipal limits of Jodhpur. When the present suit was instituted Mahamandir had been included in Jodhpur City.

5. The trial Court has held that as the area is now included in Jodhpur City, the Court of Munsif City has jurisdiction to try the present suit.

6. On behalf of the defendant reliance was placed on a Division Bench decision of this Court in Gopilal vs. Hira Chand(l) in which it was held that the jurisdiction of civil courts continued to remain over those areas over which

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