Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
Full Text
(1) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Judicial Magistrate shall, subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) The Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give special orders, consistent with this Sanhita, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial Magistrates subordinate to him.
Plain English Summary
Establishes the judicial hierarchy where the CJM is subordinate to the Sessions Judge, and other magistrates are subordinate to the CJM.
Key Legal Elements
- CJM is subordinate to the Sessions Judge.
- Judicial Magistrates are subordinate to the CJM (under Sessions Judge's general control).
- CJM has the power to distribute judicial business among subordinate magistrates.
- Rules/orders for business distribution must be consistent with the Sanhita.
Practical Note
This section creates a clear administrative chain of command, allowing the CJM to manage the workload and distribution of cases within the district.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) प्रत्येक मुख्य न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेट सत्र न्यायाधीश के अधीनस्थ होगा; और प्रत्येक अन्य न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेट, सत्र न्यायाधीश के सामान्य नियंत्रण के अधीन, मुख्य न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेट के अधीनस्थ होगा।
(2) मुख्य न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेट समय-समय पर अपने अधीनस्थ न्यायिक मजिस्ट्रेटों के बीच कार्य के वितरण के संबंध में इस संहिता के संगत नियम बना सकता है या विशेष आदेश दे सकता है।