APPOINTMENT and REMOVAL OF SUBORDINATE COURT JUDGES

Subject : Polity

Context : Bihar High Court sacks 16 employees of a civil court

Concept :

Subordinate Courts in India

The District Courts of India are the district courts of the State governments in India for every district or for one or more districts together taking into account the number of cases, population distribution in the district.
They administer justice in India at a district level.
These courts are under administrative control of the High Court of the State to which the district concerned belongs. The decisions of District court are subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the High court.
Control over subordinate courts is the collective and individual responsibility of the High Court as it is the head of the judiciary in the state and has got administrative control over the subordinate courts in respect of certain matters.

Appointment and Removal of Judges

The appointment, posting, promotion is made by Governor after consultation with High court

He/she should have been an advocate or pleader for 7 years.

He/she should be recommended by high court.

He /she shouldn’t already be in service of centre or state.

Other appointments of judicial service are made by Governor after consulting high court and state public service commission. Appointments of judicial service below district judge are made by high court.
District judge (Civil cases) / Sessions judge (Criminal cases) has highest judicial position in district. He has original and appellate jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases.
A district judge or additional judge may be removed from his office by the governor on conformation from the high court collegium.