Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Selection Process Of Civil Judges

The court was hearing a petition challenging the minimum 40 per cent marks allotted for the interview conducted as part of the selection process for appointment to the post of civil judge.

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Madhya Pradesh government to a plea challenging the selection process for appointment of civil judges.

The court was hearing a petition challenging the minimum 40 per cent marks allotted for the interview conducted as part of the selection process for appointment to the post of civil judge conducted by the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

A bench of Justices K M Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy issued notices to the state government and the registrar of the high court on the plea.

The top court was hearing a petition by Anil Kumar Namdev, filed through advocate Varun Thakur, challenging an order of the high court which had dismissed his plea.