Procedure & effect
(1) A Committee, to be called the Rule Committee, shall be constituted at 1[the town which is the usual place of sitting of each of the High Courts 2*** referred to in section 122].
(2) Each such Committee shall consist of the following persons, namely:
(a) three Judges of the High Court established at the town at which such Committee is constituted, one of whom at least has served as a District Judge or 3*** a Divisional Judge for three years,
4[(b) two legal practitioners enrolled in that Court,]
5[(c) a Judge of a Civil Court subordinate to the High Court, 6***
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(3) The members of each Committee shall be appointed by the 8 [High Court], which shall also nominate one of their number to be President:
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(4) Each member of any such Committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by the 8[High Court] in this behalf; and whenever any member retires, resigns, dies or ceases reside in the State in which the Committee was constituted, or becomes incapable of acting as a member of the Committee, the said 8[High Court] may appoint another person to be a member in his stead.
(5) There shall be a secretary to each such Committee, who shall be appointed by the 8[High Court] and shall receive such remuneration as may be provided in this behalf 10[by the State Government].
STATE AMENDMENTS
Assam.--
For clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 123 the following shall be substituted--
"(a) three Judges of the High Court established at the town at which such Committee is constituted, provided that the Chief Justice may appoint only two Judges of the High Court on the Committee if the number of Judges of the High Court does not exceed three."
[Vide Assam Act 8 of 1953, sec. 2.]
Tamil Nadu
Amendment of section 123, Central Act V of 1908.--In section (2) of section 123 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ( Central Act V of 1908),--
(a) in clause (b), for the words "two legal practitioners", the words "three legal practitioners" shall be substituted.
(b) in clause (d), the word "Madras" shall be omitted.
[Vide Tamil Nadu Act 15 of 1970, s. 2]