Judge vs Magistrate: The Indian judicial system is mainly divided into three levels. Supreme Court (Supreme Court), High Court (High Court) and Subordinate Court (Lower Court). For preparation of the competitive examination, here we will know what is the difference between the Judge and Magistrate, what are their rights and what is their salary.

Judge vs Magistrate: Whenever we talk about the judiciary, words like judge, magistrate, lawyer and cases come to our mind. Usually people are confused about judge and magistrate, while the nature of work and post of both is different. Here we will know what is the difference between judge and magistrate, what are their rights and what is their salary.

Judge vs Magistrate: What is the difference?

The Indian judicial system is mainly divided into three levels – Supreme Court (Supreme Court), High Court (High Court) and Subordinate Court (Lower Court). Judge and Magistrate play an important role in the judicial process that takes place at the district level. Although many times people consider both of them to be the same, but there is a clear difference in their responsibilities and rights. According to the Criminal Rules of Practice and Circular Order 1990, you can check the difference given by clicking on the link given below.

Work of Magistrate

The categories of magistrates include Executive Magistrate, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, First Class Magistrate, Second Class Magistrate and Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM). The highest magistrate in a district is the CJM.

The magistrate has limited powers. They cannot pronounce death or life imprisonment sentence in serious cases. Their main work is revenue collection, monitoring the district administration and maintaining law and order.

Work of Judge

On the other hand, the scope of the judge is wider. When a judge hears civil cases, he is called a 'District Judge' and when he hears criminal cases, he is called a 'Session Judge'. There are many levels of judges such as District Judge, High Court Judge and Supreme Court Judge. Their job is to conduct the judicial process impartially.

To become a judge, the candidate has to pass the Judicial Service Examination. According to Pay Level 9 under Uttar Pradesh PCS Judicial, a civil judge gets a basic salary of Rs 56,100, while the total salary is around Rs 70 thousand. Apart from this, facilities like housing, transport, medical, children's education and dearness allowance are also provided.

Note: The salary information of judges and magistrates has been done on the basis of reports and research. For its official confirmation, you can visit the website of Judicial Service.