The senior counsel said that many judicial officers are suffering “humiliation” due to demotion and besides, six states in the country follow the principle of seniority-cum-merit for promotions. , Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The Supreme Court had on May 16 agreed to hear in July the petition of several judicial officers of Gujarat whose promotions had been put on hold.
A division bench headed by Justice MR Shah had on May 12 stayed the promotion of 68 lower judicial officers in Gujarat, including Surat Chief Judicial Magistrate Harish Hasmukhbhai Verma, who convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case.
A division bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala took note of the submissions of senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for judicial officers, that they have been reverted to their original lower cadre by the Gujarat High Court. May 12 decision of the apex court
The senior counsel said that many judicial officers are suffering “humiliation” due to demotion and besides, six states in the country follow the principle of seniority-cum-merit for promotions.
“We will list it after the summer vacation in July,” the CJI said.
The top court had earlier said that the promotion of judicial officers was in violation of the Gujarat State Judicial Service Rules 2005, amended in 2011, which stated that promotion should be made on the principle of merit-cum-seniority and passing the suitability test. ,