LawgistThe Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act
8Additional Judges
(1) When the business pending before any District Judge requires the aid of Additional Judges for its speedy disposal, the State Government may, 1[having consulted] the High Court 2***, appoint such Additional Judges as may be requisite.
(2) Additional Judges so appointed shall discharge any of the functions of a District Judge which the Disrict Judge may assign to them, and, in the discharge of those functions, they shall exercise the same powers as the District Judge.
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1. Subs., ibid., for "upon the recommendation of".
2. The words "and with the previous sanction of the G. G. in C." rep. by Act 16 of 1911, s. 3.
CONSTITUTION OF CIVIL COURTS
- 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- 5 [Repealed.]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- 7 [Repealed.]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- 12 [Repealed.]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
