Temporary charge of District Court

Temporary charge of District Court.— In the event of the death, resignation or removal of the Principal District Judge or his being incapacitated by illness, transfer or otherwise from the performance of his duties or on his absence from the place at which his court is held, the Senior Most District Judge shall without relinquishing his ordinary duties, assume charge of the office of the Principal District Judge and shall continue in the charge thereof until the office is resumed by the Principal District Judge or assumed by an officer appointed thereto.