The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Telangana Judicial Service Rule, which mandates that a candidate aspiring for a District Judge appointment must have practised for at least 7 years in the Courts in Telangana.

The Special Rules in question - Telangana State Judicial Service Rules- were introduced in 2023 in supersession of the previous rules. Rule 5 (5.1) (a) of the 2023 Rules specified that a person seeking direct recruitment as a District Judge must have been "practicing as an Advocate in the High Court or Courts working under the control of the High Court for not less than 7 years as on the date of the notification". "High Court" was defined in the Rules as "the High Court for the State of Telangana."

The High Court, in December 2023, dismissed the challenge, holding tha

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