Posting of District Judge, Additional District Judge, Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Civil Judge (Junior Division)

(1) No person other than a person belonging to Grade-I in the Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service shall be eligible to be posted as a District Judge or as an Additional District Judge. (2) No person other than a person belonging to Grade-II in the Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service shall be eligible to be posted as a Civil Judge (Senior Division) or as an Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division). (3) No person other than a person belonging to Grade-III in the Arunachal Pradesh Judicial Service shall be eligible to be posted as a Civil Judge (Junior Division) or as an Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division). Provided that : (i) The Courts of Deputy Commissioner existing under the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation, 1945, in relation to administration of Civil Justice prior to commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be courts of District Judge under this Act in respect of appeals that lie from the Customary Courts until such time, such appeals are disposed of. (ii) The Courts of Assistant Commissioners administering Civil Justice under the Assam Frontier (Administration of Justice) Regulation, 1945 prior to commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the courts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in respect of appeals that lie from the Customary Courts, until such time , such appeals are disposed of. (iii) The seal in a civil court deemed to be established under clauses (i) and (ii) immediately prior to the appointed date may continue to be used until an order is made by the High Court under section 9.