Part VI · CHAPTER VI.—SUBORDINATE COURTS
Article 233 Appointment of district judges.
Amended99th Amendment
This article covers district judge appointments. The Governor appoints in consultation with the High Court. A candidate must be at least seven years an advocate and be recommended by the High Court. A person already in Union or State service is not eligible. The Governor follows the High Court’s view on fitness.
- (1) Appointments of persons to be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such State.
- (2) A person not already in the service of the Union or of the State shall only be eligible to be appointed a district judge if he has been for not less than seven years an advocate or a pleader and is recommended by the High Court for appointment.
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This article covers district judge appointments. The Governor appoints in consultation with the High Court. A candidate must be at least seven years an advocate and be recommended by the High Court. A person already in Union or State service is not eligible. The Governor follows the High Court’s view on fitness.