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Addition of
No. 38 of 1958. SUPREME COURT (AMENDMENT) (3.
(b) in subsection (2), by the insertion of a comma sj expression "Every Chief Justice", and by the in thereafter of the following-
3.
"every Senior Puisne Judge".
The principal Ordinance is amended by the a
new section after section 12, of the following new section-
12A.
"Preced-
ence.
12A. The judges shall take precedence i following order—
(a) the Chief Justice;
(b) the Senior Puisne Judge;
(c) the Puisne Judges, who among them shall rank according to the priority of respective appointments :
Provided that where the Secretars State is of opinion that there are suf reasons for so doing, he may determine › precedence of the Puisne Judges irrespect of the priority of their appointments;
(d) persons appointed, under subsection (2)
section 13, to act as Puisne Judges, among themselves shall rank according to p priority of their respective appointments:
Provided that where the Governor is opinion that there are sufficient reasons i so doing, he may determine the precedence. acting Puisne Judges irrespective of t priority of their appointments;
(e) persons appointed, under subsection (3).
section 13, to be temporary additional judges, who among themselves shall rank accordi:: to the priority of their respective appoin
ments:
Provided that where the Governor is d opinion that there are sufficient reasons for “ doing, he may determine the precedence! persons appointed to be temporary additiona! judges irrespective of the priority of their appointments.".
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