SC modifies order on eligibility criteria for Civil Judges in Delhi for promotion as District Judges
New Delhi Apr 19 PTI The Supreme Court Tuesday modified its earlier order regarding the eligibility criteria for Civil Judges in Delhi Judicial Service for promotion as District Judges through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination LDCEA three-judge bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao B R Gavai and Aniruddha Bose said the Civil Judges having seven years of qualifying service five years as Civil Judge Junior Division and two years as Civil Judge Senior Division or 10 years qualifying service as Civil Judge Junior Division will be eligible for promotion as District Judges strictly based on merit through LDCEAs per the earlier policy the eligibility for LDCE promotion was the requirement of five years of qualifying service as a Civil Judge Senior Division and 10 years total qualifying as a Civil Judge Junior DivisionWe direct that henceforth only 10 per cent of the cadre strength of District Judges be filled up by Limited Departmental Competitive Examination with those candidates who have qualified service of seven years five years as Civil Judge Junior Division and two years as Civil Judge Senior Division or 10 years qualifying service as Civil JudgeJunior Division the bench saidThe apex court said the very purpose for providing the channel of promotion through LDCE was to provide an incentive to the officers amongst the relatively junior officers to improve and to compete with each other so as to excel and get a quicker promotion The top court said that it is not in dispute that in the High Court of Delhi the nature of work to be performed by the Civil Judge Junior Division and Civil Judge Senior Division is the same This is a peculiar situation prevailing in the High Court of Delhi where except for the difference in PayScale there is no difference with regard to the powers to be exercised and the duties to be discharged by the said judges It is also not in dispute that the present ratio of Civil Judge Junior Division to Civil Judge Senior Division is 8020The High Court of Delhi has already moved the Principal Secretary LJ LA Government of NCT of Delhi for the increase of quota of Civil Judge Senior Division to 25 per cent from 20 per cent ie an increase 12 from 96 Civil Judges Senior Division to 121 Civil Judges Senior Division out of a total strength of 482 the top court saidThe order came on pleas filed by two judicial officers in the cadre of Delhi Judicial Service PTI PKS RKS RKS
New Delhi Apr 19 PTI The Supreme Court Tuesday modified its earlier order regarding the eligibility criteria for Civil Judges in Delhi Judicial Service for promotion as District Judges through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination LDCEA three-judge bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao B R Gavai and Aniruddha Bose said the Civil Judges having seven years of qualifying service five years as Civil Judge Junior Division and two years as Civil Judge Senior Division or 10 years qualifying service as Civil Judge Junior Division will be eligible for promotion as District Judges strictly based on merit through LDCEAs per the earlier policy the eligibility for LDCE promotion was the requirement of five years of qualifying service as a Civil Judge Senior Division and 10 years total qualifying as a Civil Judge Junior DivisionWe direct that henceforth only 10 per cent of the cadre strength of District Judges be filled up by Limited Departmental Competitive Examination with those candidates who have qualified service of seven years five years as Civil Judge Junior Division and two years as Civil Judge Senior Division or 10 years qualifying service as Civil JudgeJunior Division the bench saidThe apex court said the very purpose for providing the channel of promotion through LDCE was to provide an incentive to the officers amongst the relatively junior officers to improve and to compete with each other so as to excel and get a quicker promotion The top court said that it is not in dispute that in the High Court of Delhi the nature of work to be performed by the Civil Judge Junior Division and Civil Judge Senior Division is the same This is a peculiar situation prevailing in the High Court of Delhi where except for the difference in PayScale there is no difference with regard to the powers to be exercised and the duties to be discharged by the said judges It is also not in dispute that the present ratio of Civil Judge Junior Division to Civil Judge Senior Division is 8020The High Court of Delhi has already moved the Principal Secretary LJ LA Government of NCT of Delhi for the increase of quota of Civil Judge Senior Division to 25 per cent from 20 per cent ie an increase 12 from 96 Civil Judges Senior Division to 121 Civil Judges Senior Division out of a total strength of 482 the top court saidThe order came on pleas filed by two judicial officers in the cadre of Delhi Judicial Service PTI PKS RKS RKS
