DHEERAJ MOR vs HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI

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2018 Supreme(SC) 508

KURIAN JOSEPH, MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR
DHEERAJ MOR – Appellant
Versus
HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Mr. P.S. Patwalia, Sr.Adv., Mr. R. C. Kaushik, AOR, Mr. Yasir Rauf Adv., Ms. Natasha Adv., Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Sr.Adv., Mr. Abhilash M.R. Adv., Mr. Hemant Pandey Adv., Mr. A. Mariarputham, Sr.Adv., Mr. A. Subba Rao Adv., Mr. Annam D. N. Rao, AOR, Mr. A. Venkatesh Adv., Mr. Rahul Mishra Adv., Mr. Pravin H. Parekh, Sr.Adv., Mr. Kshatrashal Raj Adv., Mr. Utkarsh Dixit Adv., Ms. Tanya Chaudhry Adv., Ms. Aishwarya Dash Adv., For M/s. Parekh & Co., Ms. Kiran Suri, Sr.Adv., Mr. Bharat Singh Adv., Mr. M.K. Maroria Adv., Ms. Prerna Kumari Adv., Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Sr.Adv., Mr. A. V. Rangam, AOR, Mr. Buddy A. Ranganadhan Adv., Ms. Aachal Arora Adv., Mr. B.S. Mor Adv., Mr. Neeraj Mor Adv., Mr. Yassir Adv., Mr. R. C. Kaushik, AOR, Ms. Nida D. Adv., For Dr. Surender Singh Hooda, AOR, Mr. Harish Pandey, AOR, Mr. Manish Kumar Adv., Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, AOR, Mr. Abhishek, AOR, Mr. Santosh Kumar Adv., Mr. Deepak Anand, AOR, Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR, Mr. Shashank Singh Adv., Mr. Ravindra S. Garia, AOR, Ms. Nilofar Khan, AOR, Mr. O.P. Bhadani, AOR, Mr. S.S. Pandey Adv., Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi, AOR, Mr. K.K. Jha Adv., Mr. Prabhakar T. Adv., Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, Adv., Ms. Archana Mishra, Adv., Mr. Shuchi Singh, AOR, Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv., Mr. Rakesh Kumar Srivastav, Adv., Mr. Pankaj Kr. Mishra, Adv., Ms. Archana Mishra, Adv., Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, AOR, Mr. Aditya Sharma, Adv., Mr. Satyenda Kumar Srivastav, Adv., Mr. Bankey Bihari, AOR, Mr. Amit K. Thakur, Adv., Mr. Ashutosh Jha, AOR, Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, AOR, Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR, Mr. Abhilash M.R., Adv., Mr. P.P. Nayak, Adv., Mr. Ajay Pal, AOR, Ms. Bhupinder, Adv., Ms. Vandana M. Hooda, Adv., Mr. Manish Singhvi, Adv., Mr. D. K. Devesh, AOR, Mr. U.P. Singh, Adv., Mr. S.K. Roshan, Adv., Mr. Daya Krishan Sharma, AOR, Petitioner-in-person Mr. Akhilesh Tripathi, Adv., Mr. Devesh Kumar Tripathi, AOR, Mr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra, AOR, Ms. Archana Mishra, Adv., Ms. Rachana Srivastava, AOR, Mr. Sukrit Kapoor, Adv., Ms. Sudipta Sarkar, Adv., Mr. Yashvardhan, Adv., Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, AOR, Mr. Ambuj Dixit, Adv., Mr. Saksham Maheshwari, Adv., Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR, Mr. Mrinmay Bhattmewara, Adv., Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, AOR, Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv., Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, AOR, Mr. Abhikalp Pratap Singh, Adv., Mr. Abhisth Kumar, AOR, Mr. A. Subba Rao, AOR, Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee, AOR, Mr. Avnish M. Oza, Adv., Mr. Chirag Jain, Adv., Mr. Ambhoj Kumar Sinha, AOR, Mr. Mahaling Pandarge, Adv., Mr. Nishant R. Katneshwarkar, Adv., Mr. Praveen Swarup, Adv., Mr. Sushil Jain, Adv., Ms. Sumi P.S., Adv.,

ORDER :

1. The issues raised in these petitions pertain to the interpretation of Article 233 of the Constitution of India in the matter of appointment of District Judges by way of direct recruitment.

2. The petitioners have raised mainly two contentions -(i) in case a candidate has completed seven years of practice as an advocate, he/she shall be an eligible candidate despite the fact that on the date of the application/appointment, he/she is in the service of Union or State; (ii) the members who are in judicial service as Civil Judge, Junior Division or Senior Division, in case they have completed seven years as Judicial Officers or seven years as Judicial Officer-cum-Advocate, they should be treated as eligible candidates.

3. Extensive reference has been made to various judgments of this Court which pertain to Article 233 of Constitution of India. To provide a complete picture of the matter, we shall briefly discuss the relevant cases.

4. The case of Rameshwar Dayal v. State of Punjab and others, AIR 1961 SC 816 pertains to eligibility for appointment as District Judge counting also the period of practice in Lahore High Court, before partition. At paragraphs 11 and 13, this Court mad

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2018 Supreme(SC) 508

KURIAN JOSEPH, MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDARDHEERAJ MOR – AppellantVersusHON'BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI – Respondent

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KURIAN JOSEPH, MOHAN M.SHANTANAGOUDAR
DHEERAJ MOR – Appellant
Versus
HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF DELHI – Respondent