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| District and sessions judge | |
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| जिला एवं सत्र न्यायाधीश | |
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| Type | Judicial head of the district |
| Status | Senior judicial officer |
| Member of | Judiciary of India |
| Reports to | High court of the state |
| Seat | District court |
| Appointer | Governor of the state in consultation with the High Court |
| Constituting instrument | The Constitution of India |
| Deputy | District and additional sessions judge a.k.a. additional district and sessions judge |
| Salary | ₹2,24,100/-[1][2] |
The district and sessions judge is a judicial officer who serves as the judicial head of a district in India. They are responsible for justice and passing orders of imprisonment, including the death penalty. They have limited control over administration and absolute control over the police of the district. They also have appellate jurisdiction over all subordinate courts in the district for both civil and criminal matters. The additional district and sessions judge and the court presided over by them have equivalent rank, status and jurisdiction as the district and sessions judge while the assistant sessions judge is subordinate to both DJ/ADJ. They come under the general supervision of their respective high court.
History
[edit]The district and sessions judge was also known as the zillah judge during the British rule in India. They were not only vested with judicial powers but also with the powers of direct superintendence over police, which is still there today.[3][a] They were always considered the highest officer of the district, above the collector and magistrates,[4] which is, as per hierarchy, still there today. They used to superintend, hear appeals from, and altogether direct, all county court judges, and had unlimited original jurisdiction.[5]
Posting
[edit]The transfer and posting of the district judges/additional district judges are done by the governor of the state in consultation with the High court of the state from among the pool of Higher Judicial Service and/or Subordinate Judicial Service.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Judge of a district was also Magistrate, and although a stationary officer, was invested with the superintendence of the police.
References
[edit]- ^ Reddi, P.V.; Basant, Shri R.; Gupta, Shri Vinay Kumar (January 2020). Report of the Second National Pay Commission (PDF) (Report). Vol. 1. New Delhi: Vigyan Bhawan Annexe.[page needed]
- ^ Roy, Debayan (2022-07-27). "Supreme Court directs pay hike for judicial officers across country with arrears as per revised pay structure". Bar & Bench.
- ^ Arbuthnot, Alexander John (1889). Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, Bart., K.C.B., Governor of Madras, a memoir. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Kegan Paul.
- ^ Campbell, George (1852). Modern India; a sketch of the system of civil government. To which is prefixed, some account of the natives and native institutions. University of California Libraries. London : J. Murray. p. 274.
- ^ Campbell, George (1852). Modern India; a sketch of the system of civil government. To which is prefixed, some account of the natives and native institutions. University of California Libraries. London : J. Murray. p. 286.