An Additional District Judge with less than 10 years standing is fully competent to exercise the powers assigned to him by the District Judge under Section 21(2) of Punjab Courts Act, 1918 in respect of dealing with appeal under Section 9 of Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.

The provision of Sections 20 and 21 of Punjab Courts Act 1918 are applicable to Delhi.

Once the District Judge assigns certain functions to the Additional District Judge the latter is fully competent to exercise the same functions as the District Judge.