Jurisdiction
for recoveTY of land. (Cap. 255). (Cap. 116).
Jurisdiction where tille in question.
(Cap. 196).
Equity jurisdiction.
6. Subject to the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, the Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action for the recovery of land where the annual rent or the rateable value, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Rating Ordinance, or the annual value of the land, whichever is the least, does not exceed five thousand dollars.
7. The Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any action in which the title to any hereditament comes in question, being an action which would otherwise be within the jurisdiction of the Court-
(a) in the case of an casement or licence, if the rateable value determined in accordance with the provisions of the Rating Ordinance or the annual value, whichever is the less, of the hereditament in respect of which the easement or licence is claimed, or on, through, over or under which the easement or licence is claimed does not exceed five thousand dollars; or (b) in any other case if such rateable value or the annual value, whichever is the less, of the hereditament in question does not exceed five thousand dollars.
# (1) The Court shall have all the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to hear and determine any of the following proceedings-
(a) proceedings for the administration of the estate of a deceased person, where the estate does not exceed in amount or value the sum of five thousand dollars;
(b) proceedings for the execution of any trust or for a declaration that a trust subsists, where the estate or fund subject, or alleged to be subject, to the trust does not exceed in amount or value the sum of five thousand dollars;
(c) proceedings for foreclosure or redemption of any mortgage or for enforcing any charge or lien, where the amount owing ia respect of the mortgage charge or lien does not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars:
(d) proceedings for the specific performance, or for the rectifica- tion, delivery up or cancellation of any agreement for the sale, purchase or lease of any property, where, in the case of
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a sale or purchase, the purchase money or, in the case of a lease, the value of the property does not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars;
(e) proceedings relating to the maintenance or advancement of an infaut, where the property of the infant does not exceed in amount or value the sum of five thousand dollars:
(f) proceedings for the dissolution or winding up of any partner- ship, whether or not the existence of the partnership is in dispute, where the whole assels of the partnership do not exceed in amount or value the sum of five thousand dollars;
(g) proceedings for relief against fraud or mistake where the damage sustained or the estate or fund in respect of which relief is sought does not exceed in amount or value the sum of five thousand dollars.
(2) In all such proceedings as aforesaid a judge shall, in addition to any other powers and authority possessed by him. have all the powers and authorities, for the purpose of this Ordinance, of a judge of the Supreme Court acting in the exercise of the equitable jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Counterclaims, Transfer of Proceedings and Miscellaneous Provisions as to Jurisdiction.
doumlerclaim.
9. (1) Where in any action or matter commenced in the Court, Jurisdiction any counterclaim or set-off and counterclaim of any defendant involves as to matter beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, any party to the action or matter may, within such time as may be prescribed by the Code or by any other rules of the Supreme Court, apply to the Supreme Court or to a judge thereof for an order or that the whole proceedings, or the proceedings on the counterclaim or set-off and counterclaim, be transferred to the Supreme Court.
(2) In any such proceedings, and at any stage thereof, a District Judge may, at any time of his own motion, report to the Registrar of the Supreme Court the facts and circumstances of or relevant to such proceedings and the Registrar of the Supreme Court shall thereupon place such report before the Supreme Court or before a judge thereof. (3) On any such application or report, the Supreme Court or a judge thereof may, as it or he thinks fit, order either-
(a) that the whole proceedings be transferred to the Supreme
Court; or