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Article 219

Part VI — The States · Constitution of India

Article 219

Oath or affirmation by Judges of High Courts. Every person appointed to be a Judge of a High Court shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the Governor of the State, or some person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.

In plain wordsBefore taking up the post, every High Court judge swears an oath before the Governor of the state, in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
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