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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