In Brief
This writ petition challenged Rajasthan's Judicial Service Rules requiring applicants for District Judge positions to have seven years of legal practice, arguing this conflicted with Article 233 of the Constitution. The petitioners claimed that judicial office service should count towards this seven-year requirement, similar to Gujarat's approach. The Supreme Court found the Rajasthan Rules inconsonant with Article 233's constitutional mandate and directed the Registry to place the matter before the Chief Justice to prevent a proliferation of similar litigation across States' higher judicial services.
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