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| (1) Whenever any defendant, or accused has pleaded in any action, proceeding or matter brought in any court, without pleading to the jurisdiction of such court, neither party shall be afterwards entitled to object to the jurisdiction of such court, and such court shall be deemed to have had jurisdiction over such action, proceeding or matter. |
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| (2) Whenever any accused has pleaded to any indictment, or charge presented against him in any court and it appears in evidence that the crime or offence with which he is charged was committed outside the limits of the zone, district or division in which such court is being held, such court shall nevertheless proceed to try such crime or offence as if such crime or offence had been committed within its Jurisdiction. |
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| (3) If any action or proceeding is commenced in any District Court for any debt, "damage or demand which might have been recovered in a Magistrate's Court, the plaintiff in such action or proceeding shall not be entitled to any costs whatever, but it shall be competent for the Judge to make such order as to costs as justice may require. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts