In Brief
The Supreme Court examined three consolidated writ petitions challenging the Civil Judge recruitment selection process and evaluation methods on grounds of arbitrariness and violation of equality principles. The Court found adequate security measures were in place (iron boxes, CCTV, round-the-clock monitoring), negating claims of malafide practice. The Court held that written exams and viva-voce serve distinct purposes; interviewers must retain discretion to award marks based on interview performance. Disclosure of written exam marks before interviews would bias evaluators and was therefore rejected. The Court affirmed that Selection Committee composition is the Chief Justice's prerogative. The petition was allowed with special directions for re-evaluation only in this case.", <parameter name="citations">[]
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