Supreme Court of India

Sujata Kohli v. Registrar General, High Court of Delhi & Ors.

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Reported as [2020] 9 S.C.R. 361
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 24 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, the court holds that the Full Court resolutions of 28.4.2009 (modified on 15.01. 2010) and the later resolution 27.01.2011, inasmuch as they prescribe that for appointment to the post of District Judge, the concerned judicial officer should have been graded A in the preceding five years, is not arbitrary; the challenge to Rule 27 too has to fail.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970: r.27 – Challe nge to r.27 as being ultravires particularly with reference to decision of Supreme Court in All India Judges Association – High Court rejected the challenge – Held: High Court rightly rejected challenge to r.27 because this residuary clause in the Rules of 1970 does not offend the law declared in All India Judges Association in any manner – This residuary clause is not of equating the judicial of ficers with the executive officers but only provides that in regard to the m atters for which no provision or insufficient provision has been

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