Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
(I) Each District Judge shall report confidentially on Judicial Officers working under him as follows :— (1) On March 31st each year, on all Judicial Officers then serving under him. (2) On his own retirement or transfer from a District, on all Judicial Officers then serving in his District. (3) On the transfer of any Judicial Officer serving under him, on that officer : Provided that no report may be sent on March 31st in respect of any Judicial Officer, if the District Judge has already reported on him within the previous six months. (II) These confidential reports should be sent, in the case of Assistant Judges to the Administrative Judge (by name), and in the case of other Judicial Officers to the Registrar (by name).