Published on : 23 Sep 2025, 1:23 pm 4 min read

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that one year as a judge is equivalent to five years of being an advocate, in terms of the workload [Rejanish KV v. K Deepa & Ors] .

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justices MM Sundresh , Aravind Kumar , Satish Chandra Sharma and K Vinod Chandran was hearing arguments on whether a judicial officer who has already completed seven years of practice as a lawyer is entitled to be appointed as a district judge against the Bar quota.

The Court was specifically considering the interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution, which governs appointments to the post of district judge.

During the hearing, Justice Sundresh remarked on the practical experience of service jud

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