Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
15.Subordination of Judicial Magistrates.-
(1) Every Chief Judicial Magistrate shall be
subordinate to the Sessions Judge; and every other Judicial Magistrate shall,
subject to the general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the
Chief Judicial Magistrate.
(2) The Chief Judicial Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or give
special orders, consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of business
among the Judicial Magistrates subordinate to him.