Service Law - Judicial Service - Kera/a Higher Judicial
Service - Selection of District & Sessions Judges -- As per
notification dated 30-09-2015, the selection was to be conducted
c by written examination and viva-voce - It was stipulated that those
general and OBC candidates who secured 50 per cent in the written
examination without any separate minimum and SC/ST who secured
40 per cent w~re qualified to participate in the viva-voce - However,
in terms of the resolution of the Full Court dated 13-12-2012 there should be no minimum cut-off marks for the interview and merit list
of successful candidates to be prepared on the basis of total marks
obtained in the written examination and viva-voce - Appointment
of candidates as per merit list drawn by Administrative Committee
on the basis of minimum marks in viva-voce - Challenge to. on
ground that introduction of requirement of the minimum marks for
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interview, after the entire selection process (consisting of written
examination and interview) was completed, would amount to
changing the rules of the game after the game was played which is
clearly impermissible - Held: Matter referred to larger bench to be
heard along with Tej Prakash case.