Article 220
Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge
[220. 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 commencement** of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956.]*
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* Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for art. 220
** 1st November, 1956
[220. 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 commencement** of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956.]*
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* Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for art. 220
** 1st November, 1956
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