 siu no 89 of j966 theconstitution (twenty-third amendment) bill, 1966"'l i ,-- i·"'v l- ,,;,'h';":'  a bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the seventf'enth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the constit,uuon (twenty-third soode amendment) act, 1966 s 2 after article 233 of the constitution the following article shall insert on of b· d 1 ' new article e mserte  name y: -233a "233a notwithstanding any judgment decree or order of validation of any court,-appointments of, (a) (i) no appointment of any person already in the ~nd  d'  1  h h been f ,udljdenu, jo ju icla service of a state or of any person w 0 as or etc, deliveftcl not less than seven years an advocate or p pleader, to be a ~~:in  district jud~e fq that s~ate, and  ludaa (ii) no posting, promotion or tr&nlfer of ally luc:b person as a district judge, made at any time rbefore the commeocement of the conatitution (twenty-third amendme~t) act, 1966, otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of article 233, or article 235 shall be·· ~ deemed to be illegal or void or ever to have become illegal or ~ void by reason only of the fact that such appointment, poe:ting, '\ promotion or transfer was not made in accordance with the said ( provisions; (b) no jurisdiction exercised, no judgment, decree, sentence 10'~ or order passed or made, and no other act or proceeding done or taken, before the commencement of the constitution (twenty third amendment) act, 1966 by, or before, any person appointed, posted, promoted or transferred as a district judge in any state otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of article 233 's or article 235 shall be deemed to be illegal or _ invalid or ever to have becomp illegal or invalid by reason only of the fact that ~ such appointment, ,posting, promotion or transfer was not made , in 8£cordance with the said provisions" statement of objects and reasons appointments of district judges in uttar prade"sh and a few other states have been _rendered invalid and illegal by a recent judgment of the supreme court' on the ground that such appointments were " do~de /j in~-:qlldance f :wiub:thtt ~iqds, ~ 01 ut\c~3 of the ;-, ,co~rjrj 8j)o~~jlldgment,· tbe s"piime coj,\l1 has held ~; ~t the  powaf~osting9f a district judge"under article 233 does not include the power of tran:der of suc~ judge from one "tation to another and that the power of transfer of a dis-trtct judge is vested j1iij·tljiltigh<&nd "',:artitle 235 of the{!~natttuti~ ( s a result " !',ot tbt"r'qdemd~~ si1uation, ha&,arisen~~4oubt has nr~'p~t1mi)fudityr,()f tbe)judijdep~"d~ordih and eentences ~~~,f ~ tbeae dj,stricl-judge  1j)da~juunper of writ petitions and other cases have already been filed challenging their ·validity 'l'he functioning of the district courts in uttar pra-1',,;- ~ ;has!~ac:ticfujy cqd1~ to ,a standstill  itlja, tb_f~ urpntly 4r~- ,t,q vali4a~· ,umt" judgments, decreesqrders and sentences •• , ,~qt ~j)er~t¢r~ b~ alls~cb:dis~~tjluial iotbot! states '"  apd also to yaii~~~e:appointment, j)9s,~g, promotion and transfer of such district judges barring those few who were n9~ eligible ,f~r appoijltment~~r article 233 "'~ 'fl1le-bijl·see  /  g1ve'effect to u!e,above ·proposals ,new di:lm~, y b chav~ the -hi november, 1966  annexure extracts from the' consritution of india - • - • - chapter vi---,subordinate courtsappointment of district judges 233 (1) appointments of persons to be, and the posting and promotion of, district judges in any state shall be made by the governor of the state in consultation with the high court exercising jurisdiction in relation to such state (2) a person not already in the service of the union or of the state shall only be eligible to be appointed a district judge if he hal been for not less than seven years an advocate or a pleader and is recommended by the high court for appointment control over subordinate court •• 235 the control over district courts and courts subordinate thereto includin~ the posting and promotion of, and the grant of leave to, persons belonging to the judicial service of a state and holding any post inferior to the post of district judge shall be vested in the high court, but nothing in this article shah be construed as taking away from any such person any right of appeal which he may have under the law regulating the conditions of his service or as authorising the high court to deal with him otherwise than in accordance with the conditions of his service prescribed under such ~~ i a bill further to amend the constitution of india \ (shri y b chaoan, minister of home affairs) 