From 25251dd61d00445bbb6856b74d493e495e82ffce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abhay Rana Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:59:57 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] AMENDMENT_20_22121966 --- PART6.txt | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/PART6.txt b/PART6.txt index cadd225..cdfc4e0 100644 --- a/PART6.txt +++ b/PART6.txt @@ -1392,7 +1392,29 @@ for appointment. THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA - +233A. Validation of appointments of, and judgments, etc., +delivered by, certain district judges.—Notwithstanding any judgment, +decree or order of any court,— +(a) (i) no appointment of any person already in the judicial service of +a State or of any person who has been for not less than seven years an +advocate or a pleader, to be a district judge in that State, and +(ii) no posting, promotion or transfer of any such person as a +district judge, +made at any time before the commencement of the Constitution (Twentieth +Amendment) Act, 1966, otherwise than in accordance with the provisions +of article 233 or article 235 shall be deemed to be illegal or void or ever to +have become illegal or void by reason only of the fact that such +appointment, posting, promotion or transfer was not made in accordance +with the said provisions; +(b) no jurisdiction exercised, no judgment, decree, sentence or order +passed or made, and no other act or proceeding done or taken, before the +commencement of the Constitution (Twentieth Amendment) Act, 1966 +by, or before, any person appointed, posted, promoted or transferred as a +district judge in any State otherwise than in accordance with the +provisions of article 233 or article 235 shall be deemed to be illegal or +invalid or ever to have become illegal or invalid by reason only of the +fact that such appointment, posting, promotion or transfer was not made +in accordance with the said provisions. 234. Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service.—Appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial se rvice