The Supreme Court on Friday declined to intervene in the Telangana Judicial Service Rule that requires candidates to have seven years of practice in the state’s courts to be considered eligible for appointment as district judges.

A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George observed that the Telangana High Court had expressed “no objection to declare the results and to appoint such of the appellants/petitioners/intervenors who had qualified the 2023 recruitment examination for the appointment as district judges as an exceptional case without unsettling the 2023 rule.” With this observation, the bench disposed of the petitions challenging the High Court’s earlier verdict.

The apex court noted, “We appreciate the stand taken by the High Court and, accordingly, request the

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