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PART VI THE STATES · CHAPTER VI.— SUBORDINATE COURTS

Article 235: Control over subordinate courts

The Constitution of India

The control over district courts and courts subordinate thereto including the posting and promotion of, and the grant of leave to, persons belonging to the judicial service of a State and holding any post inferior to the post of district judge shall be vested in the High Court, but nothing in this article shall be construed as taking away from any such person any right of appeal which he may have under the law regulating the conditions of his service or as authorising the High Court to deal with him otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of his service prescribed under such law.

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  1. 1. Consider the following statements: 1. Appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a State are made by the Governor under rules made after consulting the State Public Service Commission and the High Court. 2. Control over district courts and courts subordinate to them, including the posting and promotion of judicial officers below district judges, is vested in the High Court. 3. The posting and promotion of district judges is made by the State Government in consultation with the State Public Service Commission. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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