Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
The general provision as to delegation in this State is contained in section 40 of Act XIV of 1869 which runs as follows:— "There may be appointed to any Civil Court under this Act a Clerk of the Court, who, in addition to such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the High Court, may receive and register plaints, and shall refer such as he may consider should be refused for the orders of the Judge of the Court, and may sign all processes, and authenticate copies of papers."