law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  19.Subordination of Metropolitan Magistrates.-
  (1) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and
  
  every Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall be subordinate to the
  
  Sessions Judge; and every other Metropolitan Magistrate shall, subject to the
  
  general control of the Sessions Judge, be subordinate to the Chief Metropolitan
  
  Magistrate.
  (2) The High Court may, for the purposes of this Code, define the extent of the
  
  subordination, if any, of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates to the
  
  Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.
  (3) The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate may, from time to time, make rules or
  
  give special orders, consistent with this Code, as to the distribution of
  
  business among the Metropolitan Magistrates and as to the allocation of
  
  business to an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.