According to the Constitution of India, the term ‘district judge’ shall not include
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- Achief presidency magistrate
- Bsessions judge
- Ctribunal judgeCorrect
- Dchief judge of a small cause court
Explanation
The correct answer is C because the definition of a district judge is specifically provided in Article 236 of the Constitution of India. According to this Article, the term district judge includes a judge of a city civil court, additional sessions judge, joint sessions judge, assistant sessions judge, chief judge of a small cause court, chief presidency magistrate, additional chief presidency magistrate, sessions judge, and additional sessions judge.
A tribunal judge is not mentioned in this definition. Tribunals are specialized quasi-judicial bodies that are distinct from the regular hierarchy of the lower judiciary headed by district judges. Therefore, a tribunal judge does not come under the constitutional definition of a district judge.
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