28. Jurisdiction of Courts.

[(a) in the City of Ahmedabad, the Court of Small Causes of Ahmedabad.]
[(aa) in any area for which a Court of Small Causes is established under the Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887, (IX of 1887) such Court, and]
(b) elsewhere, the Court, of the Civil Judge (Junior Division) having jurisdiction in the area in which the premises are situate or, if there is no such Civil Judge, the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division) having ordinary jurisdiction, shall have jurisdiction to entertain and try any suit or proceeding between a landlord and a tenant relating to the recovery of rent or possession of any premises to which any of the provisions of this part apply and to decide any application made under this Act and to deal with any claim or question arising out of this Act or any of its provisions and [subject to the provisions of sub-section (2)] , no other Court shall have jurisdiction to entertain any such suit, proceeding or application or to deal with such claim or question.
(b) When any suit, proceeding or application has been withdrawn under clause (a), the Court of the Civil Judge (Senior Division) which thereafter tries such suit, proceeding or application, as the case may be, may either retry it or proceed from the stage at which it was withdrawn.
(c) The Court of the Civil Judge trying any suit, proceeding or application withdrawn under clause (a) from the Court of Small Causes, shall, for purposes of such suit, proceeding or application, as the case may be, deemed to be the Court of Small Causes.]