The Supreme Court has issued a significant clarification regarding the eligibility of serving judicial officers to apply for recruitment in the Judicial Services of other states. The Bench held that the mandatory requirement of three years of practice at the Bar, as stipulated in a previous judgment, does not apply to judicial officers appointed prior to May 20, 2025.

The order was passed by a Bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran in the case of All India Judges Association & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1022/1989).

Brief Summary

The Supreme Court addressed an application seeking exemption from the mandatory condition of three years of practice as an advocate for appointment to the post of Civil Judge, Junior Division. T

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