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The *[Central Government] shall appoint as many persons as it thinks necessary to be District Judges, and shall post one such person to each district as District Judge of that District: Provided that the same person may, if the "[Central Government] thinks fit, be appointed to be District Judge of two or more districts. *|21. (1) The °[Central Government], in consulta- tion with the High Court, may also appoint Additional District Judges to exercise jurisdiction in one or more courts of the District Judges. "Repealed by Punjab Act IV of 1919, section 2Q1). 2The words “the Chief Court” were repealed by Punjab Act 1V of 1919, section 2(2). -, 3The hrackets, ficures and words “(2) The Court of the Additional Judge” omitted by Punjab Act 35 of 1963, section 2, “The clause “(4) of the Court of Munsif’ was repealed by Punjab Act T nf 1022, section 3. sSubstituted for the words “State Government” by the Puniab Re- organisation (Chandiearh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Con- current Subijects) Order, 1968. eSubstituted by Punujab Act 35 of 1963, section 3. Classes of Courfs. Civil districts. District Judge. Additional Dis- trict Judges. Subordinate Judges. 578 courts [1918 : Ph. Agq VI 2 Jitional District Judges shall have jurisdictj,, to d(’(ah])\\{?g: and dispose of such cases only SS the Higfl bourl. by general or special ord.er, may dlrectf 1em t9 dea) with and dispose of or as the D.lsmct Judg'e of the l,)‘SLFict may make over to them for being dealt with and dispogeq of : rovided that the cases pending with the Additj Distr}i)ét Judges immediately before the'ZBth day of J, 1963, shall be deemed to be cases so directed to be with or disposed of by the High Court or so made oy them by the District Judge of the District as the cagse be. Onal une, dealt er to may 3) While dealing with and disposing of the cageg refer(red to in sub-section (2), an addltlon.al l?lstrlct Judge shall be deemed to be the Court of the District Judge.] ‘22. (1) The *[Central Government] may after cop. sultation with the High Court fix the number of Subordj. nate Judges to be appointed *[* * * o+ = 4] ‘I(2) The High Court may confer on any Judicial Magistrate the powers of such class of Subordinate Judges as it may deem fit to be exercised by the Judicial Magis- trate within such local area as the High Court may define.]