New Delhi, Nov 19: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant quota for promotee judges in Higher Judicial Service (HJS), observing that there is no “common malady” of disproportionate representation which afflicts the country.

The top court said that a “perceived discontentment” and “heartburn” cannot result in creating an artificial classification of members within a cadre.

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai said fixation in the Selection Grade and Super Time Scale within the HJS is based on the merit-cum-seniority within the cadre and cannot depend upon the length of service or performance in the lower rungs of the judiciary.

“That, perceived discontentment and heartburn without something more in the form of a legal claim, illegal denial,

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