Jurisdiction
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The Township Court is the Court of first instance and 330 Township Courts are located around the country. Each Township Court has a Township Judge, Additional Township Judges and Deputy Township Judges who may be assigned by the Supreme Court of the Union depending on the workload.
The Township Courts have only the original jurisdiction to hear both civil and criminal cases. All cases in the Township Court are adjudicated by a single judge.