19-05-2025
Civil judge exam process to continue but with HC riders
Bhopal: A division bench of the
Madhya Pradesh high court
modified its order staying the process of recruitment of civil judges, asking to complete the process in the next three months. The court, however, clarified that all the appointments to the post of civil judge would be subject to the final order of the court on a petition alleging violation of
reservation norms
in the exam.
The bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain stayed the process of recruitment of civil judges in response to the said petition in its order on January 24, 2025. However, the Supreme Court, in its order on March 3, 2025, asked to fill the vacancies for the post of civil judge all over the country. The double bench modified its earlier order in light of the
Supreme Court directive
.
Secretary of the Advocate Union for Democracy and Social Justice, Ram Girish Verma, in his petition, stated that the MP High Court advertised vacancies of 138 civil judges at the junior level on November 17, 2023.
There were 31 posts for the unreserved class and 17 more backlog posts for them, 9 posts for SC and 11 backlog posts, 12 posts for ST and 18 backlog posts, 9 posts for OBCs and 1 backlog post, and 6 posts for the physically challenged.
The petitioner contended that the relaxations given to reserved class candidates were not extended to OBCs in the exam. Additionally, there are never backlog vacancies for the unreserved classes, but there are 17 backlog posts for them in the vacancies of civil judges advertised in 2023.
The compulsion to get 20 out of 50 interview marks to clear the exam is 'unscientific', he argued.
He further contended that there is a provision for the selection of candidates from the reserved classes from the unreserved seats if they score marks at par with general candidates. However, among the candidates selected for the interview, not a single candidate from any of the reserved classes was selected from the general category.
After the initial hearing, the bench led by the Chief Justice stayed the process of selection, but now it has modified its order, allowing the process to continue and its completion in three months. However, the selection of candidates would be subject to the final outcome of the petition.
Bhopal: A division bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court modified its order staying the process of recruitment of civil judges, asking to complete the process in the next three months.
The court, however, clarified that all the appointments to the post of civil judge would be subject to the final order of the court on a petition alleging violation of reservation norms in the exam.
The bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain stayed the process of recruitment of civil judges in response to the said petition in its order on January 24, 2025. However, the Supreme Court, in its order on March 3, 2025, asked to fill the vacancies for the post of civil judge all over the country.
The double bench modified its earlier order in light of the Supreme Court directive.
Secretary of the Advocate Union for Democracy and Social Justice, Ram Girish Verma, in his petition, stated that the MP High Court advertised vacancies of 138 civil judges at the junior level on November 17, 2023. There were 31 posts for the unreserved class and 17 more backlog posts for them, 9 posts for SC and 11 backlog posts, 12 posts for ST and 18 backlog posts, 9 posts for OBCs and 1 backlog post, and 6 posts for the physically challenged.
The petitioner contended that the relaxations given to reserved class candidates were not extended to OBCs in the exam. Additionally, there are never backlog vacancies for the unreserved classes, but there are 17 backlog posts for them in the vacancies of civil judges advertised in 2023. The compulsion to get 20 out of 50 interview marks to clear the exam is 'unscientific', he argued.
He further contended that there is a provision for the selection of candidates from the reserved classes from the unreserved seats if they score marks at par with general candidates.
However, among the candidates selected for the interview, not a single candidate from any of the reserved classes was selected from the general category.
After the initial hearing, the bench led by the Chief Justice stayed the process of selection, but now it has modified its order, allowing the process to continue and its completion in three months. However, the selection of candidates would be subject to the final outcome of the petition.
