Section 7: Assignment of functions of District Judge to Additional District Judge
The Himachal Pradesh Courts Act, 1976State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 23 of 1976
The High Court or the District Judge may assign to an Additional District Judge any of the functions of the District Judge including the functions of receiving and registering cases and appeals, which, but for such assignment of functions could be instituted in the Court of District Judge and in the discharge of those functions the Additional District Judge shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Act, exercise the same power as the District Judge.
1. Clauses (1) and (2) of section 3 substituted by Clauses (a), (b) and (c) vide H.P.
Act No. 14 of 2003.
2. Clauses (b) and (c) substituted vide H.P. Act No. 10 of 2015.