Appointment of retired judges: temporary sitting allowed on Chief Justice request with presidential consent and prescribed allowances. The Chief Justice of a High Court may, with the previous consent of the President, request a former judge of that or any other High Court to sit and act as a Judge of the High Court; such person, while so sitting, shall have all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a Judge but shall not otherwise be deemed to be a Judge, and shall be entitled to allowances as the President may by order determine, provided that no person is required to accept such a request without consent.
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Appointment of retired judges: temporary sitting allowed on Chief Justice request with presidential consent and prescribed allowances.
The Chief Justice of a High Court may, with the previous consent of the President, request a former judge of that or any other High Court to sit and act as a Judge of the High Court; such person, while so sitting, shall have all the jurisdiction, powers and privileges of a Judge but shall not otherwise be deemed to be a Judge, and shall be entitled to allowances as the President may by order determine, provided that no person is required to accept such a request without consent.
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