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101                    THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                                (Part VI.—The States)

       Constitution during which he has held judicial office in any area which
       was comprised before the fifteenth day of August, 1947, within India as
       defined by the Government of India Act, 1935, or has been an advocate
       of any High Court in any such area, as the case may be.
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        [(3) If any question arises as to the age of a Judge of a High Court, the
question shall be decided by the President after consultation with the Chief
Justice of India and the decision of the President shall be final.]
       218. Application of certain provisions relating to Supreme Court to
High Courts.—The provisions of clauses (4) and (5) of article 124 shall apply
in relation to a High Court as they apply in relation to the Supreme Court with
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the substitution of references to the High Court for references to the Supreme
Court.                                              od
       219. Oath or affirmation by Judges of High Courts.—Every person
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appointed to be a Judge of a High Court 2*** shall, before he enters upon his
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office, make and subscribe before the Governor of the State, or some person
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appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the form
set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
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         [220. Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge.—No
person who, after the commencement of this Constitution, has held office as a
permanent Judge of a High Court shall plead or act in any court or before any
authority in India except the Supreme Court and the other High Courts.
       Explanation.—In this article, the expression “High Court” does not
include a High Court for a State specified in Part B of the First Schedule as it
existed before the commencement4 of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment)
Act, 1956.]
       221. Salaries, etc., of Judges.—5[(1) There shall be paid to the Judges
of each High Court such salaries as may be determined by Parliament by law

1. Ins. by the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 1963, s. 4(b), (with retrospective
   effect).
2. The words "in a State" omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956,
   s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
3. Subs. by s. 13, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
4. 1st November, 1956.
5. Subs. by the Constitution (Fifty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1986, s. 3, for clause (1)
   (w.e.f. 1-4-1986).
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