Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
(1) The rules regarding enrolment, suspension and removal of Clerks of Lawyers shall be the same as are contained in the Civil Manual. A common Register of all clerks of lawyers practising in Civil and Criminal Courts in the District shall be maintained by the District Judge or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be. (2) For the application of the said Rules to the Courts of the Metropolitan Magistrates, Ahmedabad, the words, "Chief Metropolitan Magistrate" and "Courts of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate", may be substituted for the words, "District Judge" and "District Court", respectively, wherever they occur.