Review plea on Supreme Court verdict mandating 3-year practice for judicial services

A plea filed in the Supreme Court has sought the review of the apex court’s May 20 judgement, barring fresh law graduates from appearing in entry- level judicial services examination and fixed a three-year minimum law practice criteria.

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The verdict of CJI BR Gavai and Justices Augustine George Masih and K Vinod Chandran on May 20 mandated a minimum of three years of legal practice as a prerequisite for candidates aspiring to become civil judges (junior division).

The review plea, filed by recently-enrolled advocate Chandra Sen Yadav, argues that it violated Fundamental Rights of the aspiring law graduates. The plea said the imposition of a uniform three-year practice requirement amounts to arbitrary and unjustified discrimination, depriving fresh law graduates of equal opportunity in public employment.