Appointment of additional and acting judges: presidential power to appoint qualified persons for temporary vacancies under an age limit. The substituted Article 224 authorises the President to appoint duly qualified persons as additional Judges when temporary increases in business or arrears require enlargement of the High Court bench for a specified period and to appoint duly qualified acting Judges when a Judge is absent, unable to perform duties, or is acting as Chief Justice; both additional and acting appointments are subject to a statutory maximum age limit.
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Appointment of additional and acting judges: presidential power to appoint qualified persons for temporary vacancies under an age limit.
The substituted Article 224 authorises the President to appoint duly qualified persons as additional Judges when temporary increases in business or arrears require enlargement of the High Court bench for a specified period and to appoint duly qualified acting Judges when a Judge is absent, unable to perform duties, or is acting as Chief Justice; both additional and acting appointments are subject to a statutory maximum age limit.
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