193. (1) Every judge of a High Court shall be appointed by the President by a warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the Governor of the State, and in the case of appointment of a judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of the High Court of the State, and shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty years or such higher age not exceeding sixty-five years as may be fixed in this behalf by law of the Legislature of the State:
Provided that-(a) A judge may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, resign his office;
(b) A judge may be removed from his office by the President in the manner provided in clause (4) of article 103 of this Constitution for the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court;
(c) The office of the judge shall be vacated by his being appointed by the President to be a judge of the Supreme Court or of any other High Court.
(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge of a High Court unless he is a citizen of India and-
(a) Has held for at least ten years a judicial office in any State in or for which there is a High Court; or
(b) Has been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such courts in succession.
Explanation I.-For the purposes of this clause-
(a) In computing the period during which a person has been an advocate of a High Court, there shall be included any period during which a person held judicial office after he became an advocate;
(b) In computing the period during which a person has held judicial office in a State for the time being specified in Part I or Part II of the First Schedule or been an advocate of a High Court, there shall be included any period before the commencement of this Constitution during which he held judicial office in any area which was comprised before the fifteenth day of August, 1947, within British India as defined by the Government of India Act, 1935, or has been an advocate of any High Court in any such area, as the case may be.
Explanation II.-In sub-clauses .(a) and (b) of this clause, the reference to a High Court shall be construed as including a reference to a court in a State for the time being specified in Part III of the First Schedule which is a High Court for the purposes of articles 103 and 106 of this Constitution.