Lawgist6Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges
(1) Whenever the office of District Judge or Subordinate Judge is vacant by reason of the death, resignation or removal of the Judge or other cause, or whenever 1(an increase in the number of District or Subordinate Judges has been made under the provisions of section 4], the 2[State Government or, as the case may be, the High Court] may fill up the vacancy or appoint the additional District Judges or Subordinate Judges 3***.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a State Government from appointing a District Judge or Subordinate Judge to discharge, for such period as it thinks fit, in addition to the functions devolving on him as such District Judge or Subordinate Judge, all or any of the functions of another District Judge or Subordinate Judge, as the case may be.
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1. Subs. by s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid., for "the G.G. in C. has sanctioned an increase of the number of District Judges or Subordinate Judges".
2. Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for "L. G.".
3. The words "as the case may be" rep. by ibid.
- 3 Classes of Courts
- 4 Number of District Judges, Subordinate Judges and Munsifs
- 5 [Repealed.]
- 6 Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges
- 7 [Repealed.]
- 8 Additional Judges
- 9 Administrative control of courts
- 10 Temporary charge of District Court
- 11 Transfer of proceedings on vacation of office of Subordinate Judge
- 12 [Repealed.]
- 13 Power to fix local limits of jurisdiction of Courts
- 14 Place of sitting of Courts
- 15 Vacations of Courts
- 16 Seals of Courts
- 17 Continuance of proceedings of Courts ceasing to have jurisdiction
