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District Courts Act 1976
The District Courts Act 1976 is a statute that consolidates and amends the law governing the organization, jurisdiction and powers of India's district courts. It standardised procedures, for example authorising the President to appoint a district judge after consulting the Chief Justice of the relevant High Court.
District Courts Act 1976 (Act No. 4 of 1976) consolidates and amends the law that governs the organization, jurisdiction and powers of India’s district courts. Enacted on 31 March 1976 and effective from 1 April 1976, the statute introduced a uniform appointment procedure whereby the President appoints a district judge after consulting the Chief Justice of the relevant High Court,