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The Constitution of India

Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service

Jurisdiction
India
Provision
234
Source language
eng+tel
Recorded status
in force
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Appointments 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). ¿êÆæÿ™èþ Æ>gêÅ…Væü… 115 (¿êVæüÐ@þ¬ VI. - Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬Ë$) (2) C…™èþMæü$ Ð@þ¬…§æþ$ Móü…{§æþ ÌôýMæü Æ>çÙ‰ çÜÈÓçÜ$ÌZ Ìôý¯@þr$Ð@þ…sìý JMæü Ð@þÅMìü¢, Hyæþ$ çÜ…Ð@þ™èþÞÆæÿÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ ™èþMæü$PÐ@þ M>Mæü$…yæþ AyæþÓMóür$Væü ÌôýMæü ï³ÏyæþÆæÿ$Væü E¯@þ²ÐéOyðþ, hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÇ¢V> °Ä¶ý$Ñ$…^èþºyæþ$rMæü$ E¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬^óþ Ð@þ*{™èþÐóþ$ íÜ¸ëÆæÿÜç $ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ Ð@þÅMìü¢ Asìýt ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÇ¢V> °Ä¶ý$Ñ$…^èþºyæþ$rMæü$ AÆæÿ$áOyðþ E…yæþ$¯@þ$. 1 [233H. °È~™èþOÐðþ$¯@þ hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÆæÿ$¢Ë °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬ Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ÐéÇ^óþ CÐ@þÓºyìþ¯@þ ¡Ææÿ$µË$ Ððþ¬§æþËVæü$ Ðésìý “MæüÐ@þ$º©®MæüÆæÿ×ý ^óþĶý¬r:& HO§ðþ¯é ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP HO§ðþ¯@þ ¡Ææÿ$µ yìþ“Mîü, ÌôýMæü E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ# Gr$ϯ@þ²ç³µsìýMîü, 233 ÌôýMæü 235Ð@þ BÇtMæüÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP °º…«§æþ¯@þË ¯@þ¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ M>Mæü C™èþÆæÿ Ñ«§æþÐ@þ¬V> Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ Æ>gêÅ…Væü (CÆæÿOÐðþÄæý$ÅÐèþ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1966 {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þ¬…§æþ$ G糚Oyðþ¯@þ¯@þ$ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ,& (G) (i) JMæü Æ>çÙЉ @þ¬ Äñý¬MæüP ¯éÅĶý$ çÜ…º…«§æþ E§øÅVæüÐ@þ¬ÌZ A¨Ð@þÆæÿMóü E…yìþ¯@þ GÐ@þOÆðÿ¯é Ð@þÅMìü¢° Ìôý§é Hyæþ$ çÜ…Ð@þ™èþÞÆæÿÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ ™èþMæü$PÐ@þ M>Mæü$…yæþ AyæþÓMóür$Væü ÌôýMæü ï³ÏyæþÆæÿ$Væü E…yìþ¯@þ GÐ@þOÆðÿ¯é Ð@þÅMìü¢° B Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ ¯@þ…§æþ$ hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÇ¢V> ^óþíܯ@þ °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬ H¨Ä¶ý¬; Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ (ii) hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÇ¢V> Asìýt GÐ@þOÆðÿ¯é Ð@þÅMìü¢ Äñý¬MæüP ´ùíÜt…Væü$, ç³§ø¯@þ²† ÌôýMæü º¨Î H¨Ä¶ý¬; Asìýt °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬, ´ùíÜt…Væü$, ç³§ø¯@þ²† Ìôý§é º¨Î, çܧæþÆæÿ$ °º…«§æþ¯@þË ¯@þ¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ ^óþĶý$ºyæþÌôý§æþ¯@þ$ M>Ææÿ×ýÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ºsìýt Ð@þ*{™èþÐóþ$ Ô>çܯ@þ ÑÆæÿ$§æþ®OÐðþ$¯@þ¨V> ÌôýMæü ^ðþËϰ¨V> ÌôýMæü GËÏ糚yæþ$ Ô>çܯ@þ ÑÆæÿ$§æþ®OÐðþ$¯@þ¨V> ÌôýMæü ^ðþËϰ¨V> ¿êÑ…^èþÆ>§æþ$; (¼) Æ>gêÅ…Væü (CÆæÿOÐðþĶý$Ð@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1966 {´ëÆæÿ…¿¶ýÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ Ð@þ¬…§æþ$ Ìôý§é 233 ÌôýMæü 235 BÇtMæüÌŒý Äñý¬MæüP °º…«§æþ¯@þË ¯@þ¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ M>Mæü C™èþÆæÿ Ñ«§æþÐ@þ¬V> H Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬¯@þ…O§ðþ¯@þ¯@þ$ hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÇ¢V>, °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬, ´ùíÜt…Væü$, ç³§ø¯@þ²† ÌôýMæü º¨Î ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ GÐ@þOÆðÿ¯é Ð@þÅMìü¢^óþ ѰÄñý*W…^èþºyìþ¯@þ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨, CÐ@þÓºyìþ¯@þ ¡Ææÿ$µ, yìþ“Mîü, Ñ«¨…_¯@þ Õ„æü ÌôýMæü E™èþ¢Ææÿ$Ð@þ#, Ð@þ$ÇĶý¬ ^óþĶý$ºyìþ¯@þ C™èþÆæÿ M>ÆæÿÅÐ@þ¬ ÌôýMæü A™èþ° çÜÐ@þ$„æüÐ@þ¬¯@þ ¡çÜ$Mö¯@þºyìþ¯@þ HO§ðþ¯é ^èþÆæÿÅ Ððþ¬§æþËVæü$¯@þÑ Asìýt °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬, ´ùíÜt…Væü$, ç³§ø¯@þ²†, ÌôýMæü º¨Î, çܧæþÆæÿ$ °º…«§æþ¯@þË ¯@þ¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ ^óþĶý$ºyæþÌôý§æþ¯@þ$ M>Ææÿ×ýÐ@þ¬¯@þ$ ºsìýt Ð@þ*{™èþÐóþ$ ^èþrt ÑÆæÿ$§æþ®OÐðþ$¯@þ¨V>, ÌôýMæü ^ðþËϰ¨V>, ÌôýMæü C¨ Ð@þÆæÿMóü G糚Oyðþ¯é ^èþrt ÑÆæÿ$§æþ®OÐðþ$¯@þ¨V> ÌôýMæü ^ðþËϰ¨V> E…yìþ¯@þr$Ï ¿êÑ…^èþÆ>§æþ$.] 234. ¯éÅĶý$ çÜ…º…«§æþ E§øÅVæüÐ@þ¬ËMæü$ hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÆæÿ$¢¢Ë™ø M>Mæü$…yé C™èþÆæÿ Ð@þÅMæü$¢Ë °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$Mæü…:& JMæü Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬ÌZ° ¯éÅĶý$ çÜ…º…«§æþ E§øÅVæüÐ@þ¬¯@þMæü$ hÌêÏ ¯éÅĶý$Ð@þÊÆæÿ$¢Ë™ø M>Mæü$…yé C™èþÆæÿ Ð@þÅMæü$¢Ë™ø ^óþĶý¬ °Ä¶ý*Ð@þ$MæüÐ@þ¬Ë¯@þ$, B Æ>çÙ‰ ç³¼ÏMŠü çÜÈÓçÜ$ MæüÒ$çÙ¯Œþ™ø¯@þ$, B Æ>çÙ‰Ð@þ¬¯@þMæü$ çÜ…º…«¨…_¯@þ A«¨M>Ææÿ ç³Ç«¨° ѰÄñý*W…^èþ$^èþ$¯@þ² E¯@þ²™èþ ¯éÅĶý$Ý릯@þÐ@þ¬™ø¯@þ$ çÜ…{糨…_¯@þ Ò$§æþr, D ÑçÙĶý$Ð@þ¬¯@þ BĶý$¯@þ ^óþíܯ@þ °Ä¶ý$Ð@þ*Ð@þã ¯@þ¯@þ$çÜÇ…_ B Æ>çÙ‰ VæüÐ@þÆæÿ²Ææÿ$^óþ ^óþĶý$ºyæþÐ@þÌñý¯@þ$. 1. Æ>gêÅ…Væü (CÆæÿOÐðþĶý$Ð@þ çÜÐ@þÆæÿ×ý) ^èþrtÐ@þ¬, 1966 Äñý¬MæüP 2Ð@þ òÜ„æü¯Œþ §éÓÆ> 22.12.1966 ¯èþ$…yìþ ^öí³µ…^èþºyìþ¯@þ¨. 116 THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part VI. — The States)

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