18. Sespension of Judge by Local Government.—Any District Judge, Subordinate Judge, or
District Munsif may, for any misconduct, be suspended or removed by the Local Government.
19. Suspension of Subordinate Judge by High Court.—The High Court may, whenever it sees
urgent necessity for so doing, suspend a Subordinate Judge pending the orders of the Local
Government.
The High Court shall immediately report the circumstances of such suspension,
and the Local Government shall make such order thereon as it thinks fit.
20. Suspension of District Munsif by High Court. Commission of Inquiry.—The High Court
may suspend any District Munsif who is alleged to have misconducted himself, or may appoint a
commission for enquiring into his alleged misconduct.
Exercise by High Court of powers conferred on Government by Act XXXVII of 1850.—The
provisions of Act No. XXXVII of 1850 (for regulating enquiries into the behaviour of public
servants) shall apply to enquiries under this section, the powers conferred by that Act on the
Government being exercised by the High Court.
On receiving the report of the result of any such enquiry, the High Court may, if it think fit,
remove the Munsif from office, or suspend him, or reduce him to a lower grade.
21. Suspension of District Munisf by District Judge.—The District Judge may suspend from
office, whenever he sees urgent necessity for so doing, any District Munsif under his control.
Report to High Court.—Whenever a District Judge exercises the power to conferred by this
section, he shall forthwith send to the High Court the a full report of the circumstances of the case,
together with the evidence, if any, and the High Court shall make such order thereon as it thinks fit.