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order:-
 The chief magistrate shall have the power to entertain and dispose all
appeals from the decisions of the courts of all Magistrates in Sikkim in regard
to both civil and criminal cases.
 In all cases where Cr.P.C. lays down commitment proceedings, the Chief
Magistrates Court shall have the original jurisdiction.

 All such offence in Indian Penal Code which was triable by Court of Session
or Magistrate of 1 Class were to be filed before the Chief Magistrate’s
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Court for trial and disposal.
12 September, In exercise of the power conferred by the High Court of Judicature
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1964 (Jurisdiction and Powers) Proclamation of 1955 in clause 11(b) H.H. the
Chogyal of Sikkim was pleased to appoint Justice Bijayesh Mukherjee, a

Judge of the Calcutta High Court, Rai Bahadur Tashi Dahdul Densapa and Rai
Sahib Bhim Bahadur Pradhan as Members of Special Tribunal at Gangtok to
hear and decide the Review Petition of the Government of Sikkim against the
Judgement of the Sikkim High Court dated the 30 June, 1960 in Criminal No.
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3 of 1960, Tsewang Lachungpa versus Sikkim Government arising out of
Criminal Case No. 10 of 1959, under 302 IPC.

19 October, In exercise of the power conferred by the High Court of Judicature
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1973 (Jurisdiction and Powers) Proclamation of 1955 in clause 11(b) H.H. the
Chogyal of Sikkim was pleased to constitute a Special Tribunal to hear some
of the pending Memorial Petitions against the judgment orders of the High
Court of Judicature in Sikkim and submit its recommendations to the Chogyal.
The Chogyal was further pleased to appoint Justice D M Sen, Judge of the
Guwahati High Court as Chairman and Sonam Tsering and Kashiraj Pradhan

as members. The Special Tribunal would sit from Saturday 20 October, 1973
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and regulate its own procedure.
17 November,  Notification of H.H. the Chogyal of Sikkim commanding “in keeping with the
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1973 principle of independent judiciary which has been gradually introduced
and firmly established in Sikkim in recent years it is necessary to reorganise

the judiciary appropriately”.
 H.H. the Chogyal was pleased to re-designate the Courts and the presiding
officers as follows:-
(i) The Lowest Court would be designated as District Court and Presiding
Officer will be designated as Assistant District Judge or District Judge
according to the seniority. Post of Munsif Magistrate would stand
abolished.

(ii) The Court of the present Chief Magistrate would be designated as the

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