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A d d itio n a l J u d g e s .— (1) When th e b u s in e s s p en d in g b e fo re any D i s t r i c t Ju d g e r e q u ir e s th e a id / o f A d d itio n a l Ju d g e s fo r i t s speedy d is p o s a l, th e S ta te Governm ent may, h av in g c o n su lte d w ith th e High C o u rt, a p p o in t such A d d itio n a l Ju d g e s a s may be r e q u is ite . (2) A d d itio n a l Ju d g e s so a p p o in te d s h a l l d is c h a rg e any o f th e f u n c tio n s , o f a D i s t r i c t Ju d g e w hich th e D i s t r i c t Ju d g e may a ssig n to them , and, in th e d is c h a rg e o f th o s e fu n c tio n s th e y s h a ll e x e r c is e th e same pow ers a s th e D i s t r i c t Ju d g e. NOTES The pow er to t r a n s f e r c l a s s o r a p a r t i c u l a r c a se u n d er th i s sectio n , i s n o t b a rre d . Jan Kumar Bose v . G ouri B ose, AIR 1975 P a t 131J7. T h ere i s no A d d itio n a l Ju d g e in Assam.