Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
19.Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates.-
(1) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and
every Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall be subordinate to the
Sessions Judge; and every other Metropolitan Magistrate shall, subject to the
general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate.
(2) The High Court may, for the purposes of this Code, define the extent of the
subordination, if any, of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates to the
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
(3) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or
give special orders, consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of
business among the Metropolitan Magistrates and as to the allocation of
business to an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.