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CPC(1) A Committee, to be called the Rule
Committee, shall be constituted at1[the town which is the usual place of sitting of each of the High Courts2*** 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 or3*** 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***7*****(3) The members of each Committee shall be appointed by the8[High Court], which shall also
nominate one of their number to be President:9*****(4) Each member of any such Committee shall hold office for such period as may be prescribed by
the8[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 said8[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 the8[High Court]
and shall receive such remuneration as may be provided in this behalf10[by the State Government].STATE AMENDMENTSAssam.–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.”[VideAssam Act 8 of 1953, sec. 2.]Tamil NaduAmendment 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]
