The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the “stagnation” in the district judiciary, noting that several “brilliant candidates” leave the service within a few years as they see no realistic prospects of rising to the post of district judge even by the time of retirement.

A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, and comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh, Aravind Kumar, S.C. Sharma, and K. Vinod Chandran, made the remarks while hearing a crucial case concerning the interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution, which governs the appointment of district judges.

CJI Gavai said many bright young judicial officers quit within two years of joining the lower judiciary as they realise promotions to the level of district judge could take 15–16 years o

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