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Supreme Court Opens Direct Recruitment for District Judges to In-Service Judicial Officers
25Dec By The Legal ChamberNo Comments
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Supreme Court Opens Direct Recruitment for District Judges to In-Service Judicial Officers

Supreme Court , This Constitution Bench judgment overruled prior rulings from Satya Narain Singh to Dheeraj Mor, holding that Article 233(2) of the Constitution does not bar in-service judicial officers from direct recruitment to District Judge posts. It clarifies that eligibility is determined at the time of application and requires a combined seven-year experience as an advocate and judicial officer. Facts Of The Case: The batch of matters arose from conflicting interpretations of Article 233 of the Constitution regarding the eligibility of in-service judicial officers (Civil Judges) for direct recruitment to the post of District Judge. The core legal controversy was triggered by the Supreme Court's earlier decision in Dheeraj Mor v. High Court of Delhi (2020), which held that for di...
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Supreme Court Clarifies: Reserved Candidates Availing Age, Physical Relaxations Can’t Migrate to General Quota
16Oct By The Legal ChamberNo Comments
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Supreme Court Clarifies: Reserved Candidates Availing Age, Physical Relaxations Can’t Migrate to General Quota

This Supreme Court judgment clarifies that reserved category candidates availing relaxations in age or physical standards are barred from migrating to unreserved vacancies if the governing recruitment rules impose such an embargo. Conversely, relaxations in physical standards based on gender or ethnicity, absent a specific rule, do not automatically preclude such migration. The applicability depends on the explicit provisions of the relevant recruitment rules or office memoranda. Facts Of The Case: The case originated from a recruitment drive initiated by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in 2013 to fill various ancillary posts. The employment notification provided age and physical measurement relaxations for candidates from SC/ST and OBC categories. A key issue arose regarding candidat...
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Supreme Court’s Mixed Verdict for a Forest Officer :Right Declared, But Promotion Delayed
24Sep By The Legal ChamberNo Comments
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Supreme Court’s Mixed Verdict for a Forest Officer :Right Declared, But Promotion Delayed

The Supreme Court ruled that the term "State Forest Service" under the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966, refers to the service as a whole, not individual posts. The Court held that once a state service is approved, its substantively appointed gazetted officers, including Forest Range Officers, are eligible for consideration for promotion to the Indian Forest Service. Facts Of The Case: The appellant, P. Maruthi Prasada Rao, was appointed as a Forest Range Officer (FRO) in 2006. In 2021, he petitioned the authorities, arguing that FROs should be considered part of the "State Forest Service" and thus be eligible for promotion to the Indian Forest Service (IFoS) when sufficient numbers of senior officers like Deputy Conservators of Forests (DCFs) and Assistant Conserv...
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Arbitrary Recruitment? Supreme Court Slams Punjab for Ignoring UGC & PSC Norms
8Aug By The Legal ChamberNo Comments
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Arbitrary Recruitment? Supreme Court Slams Punjab for Ignoring UGC & PSC Norms

The Supreme Court ruled that the Punjab government's recruitment of Assistant Professors and Librarians violated constitutional and statutory norms. The Court held that the State failed to consult the Punjab Public Service Commission as mandated under Article 320(3)(a) and disregarded UGC Regulations 2010, which were binding. The retrospective amendment to exclude these posts from the Commission’s purview was deemed illegal. The selection process, based solely on a written test without interviews or academic evaluation, was found arbitrary under Article 14. The Court quashed the appointments, directing fresh recruitment in compliance with UGC Regulations 2018. Facts Of The Case: In January 2021, the Punjab government sent requisitions to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) to fil...
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