Subordination of Judicial Magistrates
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Summary
Every Chief Judicial Magistrate is subordinate to the Sessions Judge. All other Judicial Magistrates are subordinate to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, subject to the Sessions Judge's general control. The Chief Judicial Magistrate may, consistent with this Code, make rules or give special orders about how work is distributed among subordinate Judicial Magistrates.
Example
Priya files a complaint that reaches the magistrate's court. The Chief Judicial Magistrate can decide which Judicial Magistrate will hear her case and issue rules for allocating cases among subordinate magistrates. The Sessions Judge remains the overall supervisory authority.
Bare Act
Enacted 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 Code, as to the distribution of business among the Judicial Magistrates subordinate to him.
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