Article 197: Additional Judges

At any time when— (a) the office of a Judge of a High Court is vacant; or (b) a Judge of a High Court is absent or is unable to perform the functions of his office due to any other cause; or (c) for any reason it is necessary to increase the number of Judges of a High Court, the President may, in the manner provided in clause (1) of Article 193, appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Judge of the High Court to be Additional Judge of the Court for such period as the President may determine, being a period not exceeding such period, if any, as may be prescribed by law.

Effective date: 1973-08-14

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