The Constitution of India
Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service
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- India
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Official sourceAppointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a State shall be
made by the Governor of the State in accordance with rules made by him in that behalf after
consultation with the State Public Service Commission and with the High Court exercising
jurisdiction in relation to such State.
1. Inserted by the Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966, s.2 (w.e.f. 22.12.1966).
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