New Delhi: The Supreme Court has The promotion of judicial officers has been banned on Friday. Surat’s Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Hasmukhbhai Verma had convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case. The Supreme Court bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice CT Ravikumar observed that as per the Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules 2019, the principle of merit-cum-seniority And promotion should happen only after passing the qualifying exam. The Rules were amended in .

High Court-Gujarat government orders for promotion illegal

This bench of the Supreme Court said that the list issued by the High Court and the order issued by the State Government for promotion to District Judges are illegal and contrary to the decision of this court. Therefore it cannot be maintained. The court said that we ban the implementation of the promotion list. The promoted officers concerned are sent back to their original posts to which they were posted prior to their promotion.

Cadre selection was challenged

The Supreme Court passed an interim order staying the promotion and directed the matter to be listed before an appropriate bench for hearing, as Justice Shah 13 Retiring on May. The Supreme Court is hearing a petition by Ravikumar Mehta and Sachin Pratapraya Mehta, senior civil judge cadre officers The selection of judicial officers in the higher cadre of District Judges has been challenged.

Surat’s CJM’s promotion also stopped

The judicial officers whose promotions have been challenged include CJM Verma of Surat Currently working as Under Secretary, Legal Department, Government of Gujarat and Assistant Director, State Legal Services Authority. The Supreme Court on the petition of two judicial officers 18 April Notices were issued to the Registrar General of the Gujarat High Court and the State Government. Criticizing the order passed by the Supreme Court, it was said that knowing that for promotion of officers 18 Ordered on April that the matter is pending before him.

0805108051Examination for Promotion

The Supreme Court had said that in the promotion order, the State Government had also said that it would depend on the outcome of the pending hearing in the Supreme Court. The petitioners stated that as per the Recruitment Rules, the post of District Judge is held on the principle of merit-cum-seniority and on the basis of passing a qualifying examination is filled keeping the percentage reservation. He said that the principle of merit-cum-seniority was ignored and appointments were made on the basis of seniority-cum-merit. Out of the two judicial officers 0557 .5 and .5 marks were scored. Despite this, the candidates who scored less marks were appointed as District Judges. Surat CJM Verma has booked Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case of 2019 over his ‘Modi surname’ remark was sentenced to two years in prison on March.