CHAPTER VI – SUBORDINATE COURTS 233. Appointment of district judges. (1) Appointments of persons to be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any State shall be made by the Governor of the State in consultation with the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such State. (2)KEEP READING

233A. Validation of appointments of, and judgments, etc., delivered by, certain district judges. Notwithstanding any judgment, decree or order of any court,- (a) (i) no appointment of any person already in the judicial service of a State or of any person who has been for not less than seven yearsKEEP READING

234. Recruitment of persons other than district judges to the judicial service. Appointments of persons other than district judges to the judicial service of a State shall be made by the Governor of the State in accordance with rules made by him in that behalf after consultation with the StateKEEP READING

235. Control over subordinate courts. The control over district courts and courts subordinate thereto including the posting and promotion of, and the grant of leave to, persons belonging to the judicial service of a State and holding any post inferior to the post of district judge shall be vested inKEEP READING

236. Interpretation. In this Chapter- (a) the expression “district judge” includes judge of a city civil court, additional district judge, joint district judge, assistant district judge, chief judge of a small cause court, chief presidency magistrate, additional chief presidency magistrate, sessions judge, additional sessions judge and assistant sessions Judge; (b) theKEEP READING

237. Application of the provisions of this Chapter to certain class or classes of magistrates. The Governor may by public notification direct that the foregoing provisions of this Chapter and any rules made thereunder shall with effect from such date as may be fixed by him in that behalf applyKEEP READING

PART VII 238. REPEALED [The States in Part B of the First Schedule] Rep. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. with effect from 1-11-1956.] Extra Read- Source- Surya Narayana Murthy Mandavilli’s answer on Quora. First of all lets understand that the article 238 of Indian ConstitutionKEEP READING

PART VIII THE UNION TERRITORIES 239. Administration of Union territories. (1) Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he mayKEEP READING

239A. Creation of local Legislatures or Council of Ministers or both for certain Union territories. (1) Parliament may by law create for the Union territory of Pondicherry- (a) a body, whether elected or partly nominated and partly elected, to function as a Legislature for the Union territory, or (b) aKEEP READING

239AA. Special provisions with respect to Delhi. (1) As from the date of commencement of the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, the Union territory of Delhi shall be called the National Capital Territory of Delhi (hereafter in this Part referred to as the National Capital Territory) and the administrator thereofKEEP READING

239AB. Provision in case of failure of constitutional machinery. If the President, on receipt of a report from the Lieutenant Governor or otherwise, is satisfied- (a) that a situation has arisen in which the administration of the National Capital Territory cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions ofKEEP READING

239B. Power of administrator to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Legislature. (1) If at any time, except when the Legislature of the Union territory of Pondicherry is in session, the administrator thereof is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action, he may promulgateKEEP READING

240. Power of President to make regulations for certain Union territories. (1) The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of- (a) the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; (b) Lakshadweep; (c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli; (d) Daman and Diu; (e) Pondicherry: Provided thatKEEP READING

241. High Courts for Union territories. (1) Parliament may by law constitute a High Court for a Union territory or declare any court in any such territory to be a High Court for all or any of the purposes of this Constitution. (2) The provisions of Chapter V of PartKEEP READING

PART IX THE PANCHAYATS 243. Definitions. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “district” means a district in a State; (b) “Gram Sabha” means a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of Panchayat at the village level; (c)KEEP READING