Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961
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Jurisdiction of Chief Justice and President of the High Court. |
10.—(1) There shall be exercisable by the Chief Justice— | |
(a) the jurisdiction in relation to solicitors which, by virtue of subsection (2) of section 19 of the Act of 1924, and subsection (3) of section 14 of the Solicitors Act, 1954 , was, immediately before the operative date, vested in or capable of being exercised by the existing Chief Justice, | ||
(b) the power of appointing notaries public and commissioners to administer oaths, | ||
(c) all jurisdiction which, by virtue of any enactment which is applied by section 48 of this Act, was, immediately before the operative date, vested in or capable of being exercised by the existing Chief Justice. | ||
(2) Whenever the Chief Justice is unable owing to illness or for any other reason to transact the business of his office, all jurisdictions, powers, authorities and functions for the time being vested in him in virtue of his office shall be exercised or performed by the President of the High Court or, in the event of the President of the High Court being unable owing to illness or for any other reason to exercise or perform the said jurisdictions, powers, authorities and functions, by the senior ordinary judge of the Supreme Court who is for the time being available. | ||
(3) It shall be the function of the President of the High Court or, where he is not available, the senior ordinary judge of the High Court who is for the time being available to arrange the distribution and allocation of the business of the High Court. | ||
(4) Where the Chief Justice is of opinion that the conduct of a justice of the District Court has been such as to bring the administration of justice into disrepute, the Chief Justice may interview the justice privately and inform him of such opinion. | ||
(5) There shall be exercisable by the President of the High Court all jurisdiction which, by virtue of any enactment which is applied by section 48 of this Act, was, immediately before the operative date, vested in or capable of being exercised by the existing President of the High Court. | ||
Central Criminal Court |