Supreme Court of India

Akhilesh Prasad v. Jharkhand Public Service Commission & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 19 S.C.R. 400
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 26 April 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that there should be a n objective method of testing the suitability of the subordinate judicial officers for promotion to the Higher Judicial Service.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Service Law – Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 – Ss. 73 a nd 74 – Services after reorganisation of State – Appellant cleared the Cooperative Development Officers exam held in 1994 conducted by the then Bihar Public Service Commission under the S cheduled Tribe category – The State of Bihar was bifurcated in successor States viz. State of Bihar and newly formed State of J harkhand, as a result of Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 – After bi furcation of the State of Bihar, Appellant’s service was allocated to the successor State of Jharkhand and since then he had been in th e service of State of

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