Section 8: Additional Judges.

The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887Central Act · Act 12 of 1887

(1) When the business pending before any District Judge requires the aid of Additional Judges for its speedy disposal, the State Government may, [having consulted] the High Court ***, appoint such Additional Judges as may be requisite.

(2) Additional Judges so appointed shall discharge any of the functions of a District Judge which the Disrict Judge may assign to them, and, in the discharge of those functions, they shall exercise the same powers as the District Judge.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887
Section	8
Marginal note	Additional Judges.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted. . Subs., ibid., for "upon the recommendation of".
repealed, Act 16 of 1911. . The words "and with the previous sanction of the G. G. in C." rep. by Act 16 of 1911, s. 3.

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