B.C. Varma, J. -- 1. The question for decision in this revision is whether a civil suit of the value of more than Rs. 20,000/- can be directly instituted in the Court of Additional Judge to the Court of District Judge?

2. Section 6 of the Madhya Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 1958 (called here-in after as the Act) (Act No. 19 of 1958) prescribes the limit of original jurisdiction of Civil Courts, According to it, Court of Civil Judge (Class II) can entertain, hear and determine any suit or original proceeding of a value not exceeding Rs. 10,000/-, Civil Judge Class-I not exceeding Rs. 20,000/- and the Court of District Judge and the Court of Additional District Judge shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit or original proceeding without restriction as regards value. According to section 7, the Court of the District Judge shall be the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction in the Civil district.

Sub-section (2) of section 7 which has been substituted by M.P. Act No.7 of 1980 with retrospective effect, is as follows:

"(2) An additional Judge to the Court of a District Judge, an Additional District Judge and an Additional Judge to the Court of an Additional Distric