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The Constitution of India

Provisions as to Judges of High Courts

Jurisdiction
India
Provision
376
Source language
eng+tel
Recorded status
in force
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of article 217, the Judges of a High Court in any Province holding office immediately before the commencement of this Constitution shall, unless they have elected otherwise, become on such commencement the Judges of the High Court in the corresponding State, and shall thereupon be entitled to such salaries and allowances and to such rights in respect of leave of absence and pension as are provided for under article 221 in respect of the Judges of such High Court. 1[Any such Judge shall, notwithstanding that he is not a citizen of India, be eligible for appointment as Chief Justice of such High Court, or as Chief Justice or other Judge of any other High Court.] 1. Added by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951, s.13 (w.e.f.18.6.1951). ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 263 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ XXI. - ™é™éPÍMæü, ç³ÇÐ@þÆæÿ¢¯@þM>ÍMæü Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ {ç³™óþÅMæü °º…«§æþ¯@þË$) (3) ¿êÆæÿ™èþ ¿¶ý*¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ÌZ° HO§ðþ¯é ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP ¡Ææÿ$µ, yìþ“Mîü, ÌôýMæü E™èþ¢Ææÿ$ÓOò³ Ìôý§é §é°Mìü çÜ…º…«¨…_ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ Aï³µâ¶ýå¯@þ$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ AÈj˯@þ$ ç³ÇçÙPÇ…^èþ$rMæü$ ç³ÇçÙ™èþ$¢™ø Mæü*yìþ¯@þ íßýgŒý Ðóþ$hïÜtMìü Ô>çܯ@þ È™éÅ A«¨M>Ææÿ… CÐ@þÓºyìþ¯@þ…™èþ Ðóþ$ÆæÿMæü$, BĶý$¯@þ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨° ѰÄñý*W…^èþ$rMæü$ D Æ>gêÅ…Væü…ÌZ E¯@þ²§óþ¨Ä¶ý¬, ^ðþËϰ§é°V> ^óþĶý$Æ>§æþ$, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ D Æ>gêÅ…Væü {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ ™èþÆæÿ$Ðé™èþ Asìýt H Aï³µË$Oò³ Ìôý§é AÈjOò³ ç³ÇçÙ™èþ$¢™ø Mæü*yìþ¯@þ íßýgŒý Ðóþ$hïÜt^óþ CÐ@þÓºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ó, A¨ D Æ>gêÅ…Væü… §éÓÆ> DĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨° ѰÄñý*W…^èþ$ çÜÆøÓ¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬^óþ CÐ@þÓºyìþ¯@þ E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ó ÌôýMæü yìþ“Mîü AÆÿ¬¯@þ GsZÏ AsôýÏ A°² {ç³Äñý*f¯@þÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ {糿êÐ@þÐ@þ¬ MæüÍW E…yæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. (4) D Æ>gêÅ…Væü {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Aç³µsìý ¯@þ$…yìþ JMæürÐ@þ òÙyæþ*ÅÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP ¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ (½)ÌZ °Ç®çÙtç³Ææÿ^èþºyìþ¯@þ JMæü Æ>çÙЉ @þ¬¯@þ…§æþ$ {í³Ò Mú°ÞË$V> Ð@þÅÐ@þçßýÇ…^èþ$^èþ$¯@þ² A«¨M>ÇMìü, B Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ÌZ° HO§ðþ¯é ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP HO§ðþ¯é ¡Ææÿ$µ, yìþ“Mîü ÌôýMæü E™èþ¢Ææÿ$ÓOò³ Ìôý§é ÐésìýMìü çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þ Aï³µâ¶ýå¯@þ$, AÈj˯@þ$ ïÜÓMæüÇ…^èþ$rMæü$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ç³ÇçÙPÇ…^èþ$rMæü$VæüË A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨ A…™èþÐ@þ$Væü$¯@þ$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Asìýt {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þ çܧæþÆæÿ$ A«¨M>Ç çÜÐ@þ$„æüÐ@þ¬¯@þ ò³…yìþ…Væü$ÌZ¯@þ$¯@þ² A°² Aï³µâ¶ý$ϯ@þ$, C™èþÆæÿ ^èþÆæÿÅ˯@þ$ çÜÆøÓ¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ º¨Î ^óþĶý$Ð@þÌñý¯@þ$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ §é°^óþ AÑ ç³ÇçÙPÇ…^èþºyæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. (5) D BÇtMæüÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP °º…«§æþ¯@þ˯@þ$ AÐ@þ$Ë$ç³Ææÿ^èþ$rMæü$ ´ëÆæÿÏÐðþ$…r$ Ô>çܯ@þÐ@þ¬ §éÓÆ> C…Mæü¯@þ$ °º…«§æþ¯@þË$ ^óþĶý$Ð@þ^èþ$a¯@þ$. 375. Æ>gêÅ…Væü °º…«§æþ¯@þËMæü$ ÌZºyìþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬Ë$, A«¨M>Ææÿ çÜ…çܦË$ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ A«¨M>Ææÿ$Ë$ ™èþÐ@þ$ ™èþÐ@þ$ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ Mö¯@þÝëW…^èþ$r:& ¿êÆæÿ™èþ ¿¶ý*¿êVæüÐ@þ$…™èþsê íÜÑË$, “MìüÑ$¯@þË$, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æðÿѯ@þ*Å A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨ VæüË A°² ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬Ë$, ¯éÅĶý$ ç³Ææÿ, M>ÆæÿÅ°ÆæÿÓçßýMæü, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Ñ$°ïÜtÇĶý$ÌŒý MøÐ@þMæü$ ^ðþ…¨¯@þ A° A«¨M>Ææÿ çÜ…çܦË$, A«¨M>Ææÿ$Ë$ ™èþÐ@þ$ ™èþÐ@þ$ MæüÆæÿ¢Ð@þÅÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$ D Æ>gêÅ…Væü °º…«§æþ¯@þËMæü$ ÌZºyìþ Mö¯@þÝëW…^èþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$.

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