While hearing the issue whether there should be a quota for the promotion of serving judicial officers as District Judge posts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it will not issue any direction to take away the discretionary powers of the High Courts in making appointments.

The Court also said that it wanted to ensure that the aspirations of all categories, promotee judges and direct recruits, are protected alike.

A 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi is hearing the issue of whether there should be a quota in the District Judge posts for the promotion of judicial officers who joined the service at the entry level.

This is to address the problem of career stagnation face

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