Judicial Officer Who Had 7 Year Practice As Advocate Eligible For District Judge Direct Appointment : Petitioners Argue In Supreme Court [Day 1]

The Supreme Court today began its Constitution Bench hearing on the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against a Bar vacancy.

The 5-judge bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices MM Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, SC Sharma and K Vinod Chandran considered the matter.

The bench has been constituted after the 3-judge bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria passed an order on August 12 , referring the matter to a larger bench

At the outset, Sr. Advocate Jayant Bhushan appeared for petitioners who had cleared the UP civil judge exams but, due to the High Court's rules, could not sit for the district judge exams. Bhushan stated the 4 iss