Section 6:
Vacancies among District or Subordinate Judges.
(1) Whenever the office of District
Judge or Subordinate Judge is vacant by reason of the death, resignation or removal of the Judge or
other cause, or whenever 1[an increase in the number of District or Subordinate Judges has been
made under the provisions of section 4], the 2[State Government or, as the case may be, the High
Court] may fill up the vacancy or appoint the additional District Judges or Subordinate Judges
3***.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a State Government from appointing a
District Judge or Subordinate Judge to discharge, for such period as it thinks fit, in addition to the
functions devolving on him as such District Judge or Subordinate Judge, all or any of the functions
of another District Judge or Subordinate Judge, as the case may be.Uttar Pradesh
Amendment of section 6 of Act XII of 1887.--In section 6 of the Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil
Court Act, 1887, herein after in this chapter referred to as the principal Act, in sub -section (2), for
the words "state Government" the words "High Court" shall be substituted.
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 17 of 1991, s. 2]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid., for the G.G. in C. has sanctioned an increase of the number of District Judges or
Subordinate Judges.
2. Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for dqtsL. G"..
3. The words as the case may be rep. by ibid.