https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173002 A limited statutory delegation of appellate power under Section 39(3) of the Punjab Courts Act did not alter the essential rank of a Senior Subordinate Judge or make the post equivalent to a District Judge or Additional District Judge for salary purposes. The Court treated the deeming provision as confined to the delegated function and held that related service-rule powers did not make the offices co-extensive. It also held that Article 236(a) could not be expanded to include Senior Subordinate Judge within the constitutional category of District Judge, and judicial directions could not compel upgradation or creation of a higher judicial service post absent a shown constitutional violation. en-us Fri, 17 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:00:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173002 A limited statutory delegation of appellate power under Section 39(3) of the Punjab Courts Act did not alter the essential rank of a Senior Subordinate Judge or make the post equivalent to a District Judge or Additional District Judge for salary purposes. The Court treated the deeming provision as confined to the delegated function and held that related service-rule powers did not make the offices co-extensive. It also held that Article 236(a) could not be expanded to include Senior Subordinate Judge within the constitutional category of District Judge, and judicial directions could not compel upgradation or creation of a higher judicial service post absent a shown constitutional violation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 17 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173002