New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on whether uniform, nationwide criteria should be framed for determining seniority in the Higher Judicial Service (HJS) to address disparities in career progression for judges across states.

A five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, K Vinod Chandran, and Joymalya Bagchi concluded extensive hearings, spanning three days, in the long-running All India Judges’ Association case.

The court is considering whether a national framework is necessary to ensure equitable promotion opportunities for judicial officers entering service as civil judges (junior division).

The bench heard a battery of senior lawyers, including senior advocate and amicus curiae Sidharth

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