Article 220 - Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge - Constitution of India

1 [Article 220. Restriction on practice after being a permanent Judge.- 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 2 [ commencement ] of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956. ] ****************** NOTES:- 1 . Substituted vide Article 13 of the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956 dated 19-10-1956 w.e.f. 01-11-1956, before it was read as, 220. Prohibition of practising in courts or before any authority by Judges. 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. 2 . 1st November, 1956.