Section 24(2) in The Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Act, 1958
(2)No Court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the Second Class shall try any offence punishable under this Act or any rule made thereunder.According to clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), which came into force on the 1st April 1974, any reference to a Magistrate of the second class shall be construed as a reference to a Judicial Magistrate of the second class and any reference to a Presidency Magistrate shall be construed as a reference to a Metropolitan Magistrate.
