Basheer Ahmed Sayeed, J.- These three Civil Revision Petitions arise out of a common order passed by the learned Principal Judge, City Civil Court, in C. S. Nos. 224 of 1950, 353 of 1947 and 272 of 1950 and some other suits transferred for disposal to the file of the City Civil Court from the Original Side of the High Court.

The Madras City Civil Court Act (VII of 1892) was amended by Madras Act X of 1955. The main purpose of this Amending Act was to enhance the pecuniary jurisdiction of the City Civil Court from Rs. 10,000 up to Rs. 50,000. In consequence, section 8 of Madras Act X of 1955 enacted a transitory provision in the following terms:

“Transitory provision (1).- All suits pending in the High Court on the date of the commencement of this Act and which would be within the cognizance of the Madras City Civil Court under the provisions of this Act shall s tand transferred to the Madras City Civil Court”. By a further amending Act, Madras Act XXIX of 1955, this transitory provision was amended to read as follows:

“All suits pending in the High Court on the date of the commencement of this Act and which would be within the cognizance of the Madras City Civil Court under the provi

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