(1) The appointment of the Judge of the District Court shall be made by the Chief Justice on the recommendation of the Council of Justice.
(2) The vacant position of Judge in the District Court shall be filled as follows:-
(a) Twenty percent of the vacant posts will be based on seniority, qualification and performance evaluation from among officers who have obtained a bachelor's degree in law and who have worked at least three years in a gazetted second class post of the judicial service,
(b) Forty per cent of the vacant posts on the basis of open competitive examination from among the officers who have obtained a degree in Law and have served for at least three years in a Gazetted Second Class post in the Judicial Service,
(c) For the remaining forty percent of the vacant posts, who have obtained a bachelor's degree in law and have advocated continuously for at least eight years as an advocate, have worked in a gazetted post in the judicial service after obtaining a bachelor's degree in law for at least eight years, or in the teaching of law, research or in any other field related to law or justice. On the basis of open competitive examination from among Nepalese citizens who have worked continuously for at least eight years.
(3) According to the federal law, the Judicial Service Commission will take a written and oral competitive examination from among the qualified persons as per Clause (b) and (c) of sub-section (2) and recommend to the Judicial Council for appointment as District Judge according to the order of merit.
(4) The remuneration and other conditions of service of the judge of the district court shall be in accordance with the federal law.
(5) The remuneration and other conditions of service shall not be changed to the displeasure of the Judge of the District Court. But this arrangement will not be applicable in the case of declaration of emergency due to extreme economic disorder.
(6) The post of District Court judge shall become vacant in any of the following cases:-
(a) If he resigns in writing before the Chief Justice,
(b) If he attains the age of sixty-three years,
(c) his lack of performance, misconduct, dishonesty in the performance of his duties, dishonesty;If the Chief Justice dismisses him from office on the recommendation of the Council of Justice on the basis of taking action or serious violation of the code of conduct to be followed,
(d) If he is relieved from office by the Chief Justice on the recommendation of the Council of Justice that he is unable to perform his duties while in service due to physical or mental illness,
(e) If he has been convicted by a court of law for a criminal offense involving moral turpitude,
(f) In case of his death.
(7) According to clause (c) of sub-section (6), the accused district judge shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present his justification before being relieved from office. The district judge whose action has been initiated in that way will not be allowed to perform his/her duties until the action is settled.
(8) Discharged district judge shall not be prevented from taking action in accordance with the federal law for the offense committed while in office.