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Judicial recruitment freeze leaves Indian law graduates in limbo
The Supreme Court’s review of the mandatory three-year practice rule for entry-level Civil Judge exams has left judicial recruitment across several states on hold, Bar and Bench reports. The court reserved its…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court’s review of the mandatory three-year practice rule for entry-level Civil Judge exams has left judicial recruitment across several states on hold, Bar and Bench reports. The court reserved its judgment on July 28 after hearing arguments from High Courts, candidates and interveners. Bihar and Odisha postponed preliminary exams, while recruitment drives in Maharashtra, Kerala and Manipur stalled. The uncertainty followed the court’s February decision to hear review petitions in open court and consider how the rule should operate.
Bar and Bench says the freeze conflicts with the Supreme Court’s 2006 direction in Malik Mazhar Sultan, which required annual recruitment schedules for judicial vacancies. It also reports irregularities in Uttar Pradesh’s 2022 civil judge recruitment, where the UPPSC admitted that answer sheets of 50 candidates had been interchanged after an RTI-based challenge. The article says repeated postponements are eroding aspirants’ confidence.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest narrative is that candidates simply lack patience or preparation. The record described here points instead to a system that demands fixed schedules from aspirants while leaving its own rules unsettled. But claims of a nationwide collapse should be tested against official recruitment calendars, court orders and state-wise vacancy data, not anecdotes alone. The immediate measure is clear: how many examinations are held, and how many judicial posts are filled, in the next annual cycle?
Source: barandbench.com
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