The judgment delivered by a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Rejanish KV v K Deepa which allowed judicial officers having seven years of combined experience in service and as an advocate to apply for direct recruitment as District Judges requires a critical analysis.

Till now, the position was that only advocates having a minimum experience of 7 years were eligible to apply for direct recruitment as District Judges(DJ). In-service judicial officers have the option of either getting promotion as DJs on merit-cum-seniority basis, or through Limited Departmental Competitive Examinations(LDCE) for selection as DJs. 50% of the DJ posts are reserved for promotional appointments, and the rest 50% is equally divided for LDCE and direct recruitment. With this judgment, serving judi

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