Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 532 · Decided 12 May 2023
Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta & ANR. v. High Court of Gujarat and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 532 · [2023] 5 S.C.R. 416
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 432/2023
- Decided
- 12 May 2023
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, C.T. RAVIKUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 32
Headnote
Judiciary: Higher judiciary - District judges - Appointment - Promotion of Senior Civil Judges to the cadre of District Judge - Rules 2005 prescribed 65% posts in the cadre of District Judge to be filled by promotion amongst on the basis of principle of merit cum seniority and passing of a suitability test - Issuance of select list by the High Court for promotion of Senior Civil Judges to the cadre of District Judge (65% quota) - Petitioners not recommended for promotion even though having higher marks
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