The Supreme Court on Monday tagged with a similar matter a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision striking down an amendment that allowed filling vacancies in the district judge (entry level) cadre from among serving judicial officers when no suitable candidates were found from the Bar quota.

A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma said the issues raised in the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s plea were similar to another pending case involving the same controversy, and directed that both matters be heard together.

The petition, filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court through its Registrar General and represented by advocate Ashwani Dubey, sought a stay on the high court’s April 4, 2025 order quashing the amendment to the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial S

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