In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Administrative Judge" means a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, who has been placed incharge of the administration of a District or Districts or Metropolitan Area of Bengaluru;
(b) "Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka;
(c) “District Judge” means the Principal District and Sessions Judge inclusive of District Judge (Super Time Scale) heading the District Administration of the District or Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge or Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru City;
(d) "Form" means a form appended to these rules;
(e) "High Court" means the High Court of Karnataka;
(f) "Member of the Karnataka Judicial Service" means a member of the Judicial Service of the State of Karnataka consisting of persons holding the posts of Principal District Judges, Additional District Judge, Senior Civil Judge and other Civil Judge posts inferior to the posts of Principal District Judges, including those who are posted to work as Magistrates or appointed to any other equivalent post on deputation or on other duty;
(g) "Principal District Judge or Unit Head" means the Principal District and Sessions Judge inclusive of District Judge (Super Time Scale) heading the District Administration of the District or Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge or Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru City and includes judges holding equivalent post nominated by the Chief Justice as head of the unit in respect of judicial officers on deputation posts; and
(h) "Year" means the period of twelve months commencing from the 1st of January.