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- ↑ "Overview". Judicial Service Commission Secretariat. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ↑ "Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board :: Restructuring of the Board". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
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