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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
Jurisdiction to grant relief by interpleader
29.—(1)  A District Court shall have jurisdiction to grant relief by way of interpleader —
(a)where a bailiff of a District Court is charged with the execution of any writ or order of the Court and claim is made to any money or other movable property taken or intended to be taken in execution of the writ or order, or to the proceeds or value of any such property, by any person other than the person against whom the writ or order was issued or made; and
(b)where the person seeking relief is under liability for any debt, money, or other movable property of which the amount or value does not exceed the District Court limit and for or in respect of which he has been or expects to be sued by 2 or more parties making adverse claims thereto.
[6/76; 3/86; 15/93]
(2)  If it appears to the High Court that any proceedings in the High Court by way of interpleader, in which the amount in dispute or value of the subject-matter does not exceed the District Court limit, may be more conveniently tried in a District Court, the High Court may at any time order that the proceedings be transferred to a District Court.
[6/76; 3/86; 15/93]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 40 of 2019
Jurisdiction to grant relief by interpleader
29.—(1)  Without prejudice to the generality of section 19, a District Court shall have jurisdiction under section 19(2) to grant relief by way of interpleader —
(a)where a bailiff of a District Court is charged with the execution of any writ or order of the Court and claim is made to any money or other movable property taken or intended to be taken in execution of the writ or order, or to the proceeds or value of any such property, by any person other than the person against whom the writ or order was issued or made; and
(b)where the person seeking relief is under liability for any debt, money, or other movable property of which the amount or value does not exceed the District Court limit and for or in respect of which he has been or expects to be sued by 2 or more parties making adverse claims thereto.
[6/76; 3/86; 15/93]
[31/2010 wef 01/01/2011]
(2)  If it appears to the General Division of the High Court that any proceedings in the General Division of the High Court by way of interpleader, in which the amount in dispute or value of the subject-matter does not exceed the District Court limit, may be more conveniently tried in a District Court, the General Division of the High Court may at any time order that the proceedings be transferred to a District Court.
[6/76; 3/86; 15/93]
[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]