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Article 220: Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge

Part III: Fundamental Rights

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.

Draft Constitution 1948

Article 196, Draft Constitution 1948

No person who has held office-

(a) As a judge of a High Court, or

(b) As an additional judge or temporary judge of a High Court on having been recruited from the Bar,

shall plead or act in any Court or before any authority within the territory of India.

Constitution of India 1950

Article 220, Constitution of India 1950

No person who has held office as a Judge of a High Court after the commencement of this Constitution shall plead or act in any court or before any authority within the territory of India.