Today, On 19th November, in the District Judge Appointments case, Supreme Court says Selection Grade follows merit cum seniority and orders all States and UTs to amend service rules within three months, ensuring uniform implementation of new roster, seniority, and promotion guidelines across the judicial services system.
Today(on 17th May), The Supreme Court has upheld the promotion policy of the Gujarat High Court for the District Judge cadre under the 65% quota, based on merit-cum-seniority. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra lifted the stay on promoting 68 judicial officers to district judges.
