Constitution of India, Articles 233–237 (judicial service provisions)

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The Constitution of India, Articles 233–237, lays down the framework for the appointment, posting, promotion, and service conditions of district judges and the subordinate judiciary in the states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provisions ⓘ
aimsTo ensure High Court control over subordinate courts ⓘ
secure independence of the subordinate judiciary ⓘ
appliesTo advocates and pleaders eligible for appointment as district judges ⓘ
persons in the judicial service of the State ⓘ
assignsPowerTo Governor of a State ⓘ
Governor of a State ⓘ
defines expression "district judge" ⓘ
expression "judicial service" ⓘ
definesJudicialServiceAs service consisting exclusively of persons intended to fill the post of district judge and other civil judicial posts inferior to the post of district judge ⓘ
effectiveFrom 26 January 1950 ⓘ
empowers Governor of a State ⓘ
empowersGovernorTo direct that the provisions of Articles 233 to 236 shall apply to magistrates in the State ⓘ
includesArticle Article 233 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 234 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 235 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 236 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Article 237 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
includesInDistrictJudge additional chief presidency magistrate ⓘ
additional district judge ⓘ
additional sessions judge ⓘ
assistant district judge ⓘ
assistant sessions judge ⓘ
chief judge of a small cause court ⓘ
chief presidency magistrate ⓘ
joint district judge ⓘ
judge of a city civil court ⓘ
sessions judge ⓘ
includesPower disciplinary control over judicial officers ⓘ
grant of leave to judicial officers ⓘ
posting of judicial officers ⓘ
promotion of judicial officers ⓘ
jurisdiction India ⓘ
locatedIn Chapter VI of Part VI of the Constitution of India ⓘ
Part VI of the Constitution of India ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
prohibits appointment of a person as district judge who is already in the service of the Union or of the State in a non‑judicial post ⓘ
purpose bringing magistrates within the fold of the State judicial service ⓘ
relatesTo district judiciary ⓘ
state judicial services ⓘ
subordinate judiciary ⓘ
requiresConsultationWith High Court of the State ⓘ
High Court of the State ⓘ
State Public Service Commission ⓘ
setsCondition minimum seven years as advocate or pleader for direct recruitment as district judge ⓘ
subjectMatter application of provisions to certain magistrates ⓘ
appointment of district judges ⓘ
appointment of district judges ⓘ
control over district courts and courts subordinate thereto ⓘ
control over subordinate courts ⓘ
interpretation of expressions in Chapter VI of Part VI ⓘ
judicial service of a State ⓘ
magistrates and other subordinate judicial officers ⓘ
posting of district judges ⓘ
promotion of district judges ⓘ
recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a State ⓘ
service conditions of district judges ⓘ
subordinate courts to High Courts ⓘ
vestsControlIn High Court of the State ⓘ

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District Courts in Kerala → establishedUnder → Constitution of India, Articles 233–237 (judicial service provisions) ⓘ