20Nov 2025
SC Rejects Seniority Quota for Judicial Promotions
SC Rejects Seniority Quota for Judicial Promotions Why in the News? The Supreme Court has ruled that length of service cannot justify a separate seniority quota for promoting lower-court judges to the Higher Judicial Service (HJS). The five-judge Constitution Bench held that such a quota would undermine merit and disrupt judicial independence, emphasizing the importance …
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