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An appeal lies under section 42(1) of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 from an order made by the Mumbai Court of Small Causes in exercise of its section 41 jurisdiction. Who hears the…

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An appeal lies under section 42(1) of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 from an order made by the Mumbai Court of Small Causes in exercise of its section 41 jurisdiction. Who hears the appeal?

  1. Two judges of the same court, including the judge who made the order

  2. Two judges of the same court, excluding the judge who made the order

  3. One judge of the same court who did not make the order

  4. Two judges of the Bombay High Court on its appellate side

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Correct answer: B - Two judges of the same court, excluding the judge who made the order

Under section 42(1), an appeal from an appealable section 41 order of the Mumbai Court of Small Causes goes to two judges of the same Court, excluding the judge who made the order. The proviso excludes decrees or orders in proceedings in which no appeal lies under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.

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