--- title: "Who has the right to remove a sessions judge from service?" description: "Who has the right to remove a sessions judge from service?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2021-12-01 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94218/who-has-the-right-to-remove-a-sessions-judge-from-service category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "laws and legal issues"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who has the right to remove a sessions judge from service? Who has the [right](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23257/how-to-find-the-right-design-agency-for-your-logo-design) to [remove](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81420/this-is-no-time-to-remove-obamacare-for-usa-under-covid-19-pandemic) a [sessions](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44945/where-do-i-get-information-on-the-sessions-of-lok-sabha) judge from [service](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23232/maruti-suzuki-launches-service-festival-initiative)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Sanjay Goenka **[Session court judge can be removed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_courts_of_India) by the governor on conformation from the high court collegium** ## \ ![Who has the right to remove a sessions judge from service?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f172e42a-98fb-4ac7-b416-03d1086aee97/images/bccb2e42-f073-4c90-8319-624d7c92c6ce.png) **\** **\** In **India** the **session court** is governed by the **[state government of India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30639/which-state-government-of-india-has-instituted-the-iqbal-samman-award)** and all the working jurisdiction of this court is established by the **High Court** of that particular state on the final order or the governor of that state. In all criminal matters, the session court is acted as a district court, and also in some specific civil cases, it acts as a district court, and hence it is **known as the [District Court.](https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/)** \ Appointment of the district judge **Article 233** of the Indian constitution gives the procedure of appointment of the district court judge wherein **subsection 1** of the article state that the appointment of a person as a judge, promotion, and posting of the judge shall be made by the Governor of the state with the consultation of the**[High Court Collegium](https://main.sci.gov.in/collegium-resolutions)** \ **Subsection 2 of the article** states clearly that to become a judge one should have at **least 7 years of practice as an Advocate** or a Pleader in the bar and should be recommended by the respective **High Court.** **\** Removal of the District Court judge \ As we have seen the **appointment of the judge** in the District Court, also the removal has the nearly same process. A district court judge may be removed from his office of service by the Governor on confirmation from the High Court collegium. Here the word collegium **means the committee made by the High Court** to provide the suggestion to the governor in such matters. And the numbers of the collegium is depended on the size of the High Court and its jurisdiction. \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94218/who-has-the-right-to-remove-a-sessions-judge-from-service Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.