Constitution Section 220 — Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge

Part VI — THE STATES — CHAPTER V.—THE HIGH COURTS IN THE STATES

Constitutional

Summary

A person who has served as a permanent judge of a High Court after the Constitution came into effect is not allowed to appear as a lawyer or represent clients in any court or before any authority in India. The only exceptions are the Supreme Court and other High Courts. The term “High Court” here does not include certain older High Courts that existed before the Constitution was amended in 1956.

Official Text

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.