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(1) I n [he even1 oF~he dealh, rcsignaliun or rcmoval oiabscncc on lcavc of thc Chicf Judgc or oi his bcing incapacitatcd by illness or otllerwise Tram tke performance of his duries. or of his absence from the Ciry of Calcutta, [hc Judge of ~ h c Cily Cit'il Courl ncxt in ordcr of scniori~y according 10 thc pcriod of '[service in the Wesr Bengal Wgher Judicial Servicel. w110 may be present, shall. wilhout relinquishing his ordinary duties, assume charge of the office of the ChielJudge. and shall continue in charge thereof unril he ofice is resumcd by lhe Chief Judgc or assumed by a pcrson appuinrcd thcrciu. (2) While in charge of thc oficc of rhc ChieF Judgc, such Judgc may, subjcci la any rulcs which thc High Court may makc in this bchall; exercise any of rhc powcrs of ihc Chicf Judgc. ' ~ h c s c words wen: subs~ilutcd for rhc words "service in rhz Cily Civil Coun" by s. 2 of ~ h t City Civil Court rhmrndmrn0 ACI. 1959 (Wesr Ben. ACI XVII of 1959). XXI of 1953.1 Tl~c Ciy Civil Col/r-I Act, 1 953. ( S ~ C I ~ O H S 13-15.)