law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  17.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates.-
  
  (1) The High Court shall, in relation to every
  
  metropolitan area within its local jurisdiction, appoint a Metropolitan
  
  Magistrate to be the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for such metropolitan area.
  (2) The High Court may appoint any Metropolitan Magistrate to be an Additional
  
  Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, and such Magistrate shall have all or any of the
  
  powers of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate under this Code or under any other
  
  law for the time being in force as the High Court may direct.