JUDGMENT

Vibhu Bakhru, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, impugning Paragraph XII of the Appendix to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1970 (hereafter `the Rules'). The petitioner also prays that directions be issued to respondent no.1 (hereafter `the Delhi High Court') to form an independent committee for reevaluation of the petitioner's answer-sheets in respect of Law-III examination paper, of the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Mains Examination (Written), 2023 (hereafter `DHJS Mains Examination').

2. The petitioner had secured an aggregate of 422 marks out of a maximum of 750 marks in the DHJS Mains Examination. This is significantly higher than the qualifying threshold of 50%. However, the petitioner was not successful in clearing the examination as she was awarded 75 marks out of a maximum of 200 marks in Law Paper III, which is 15 marks short of the qualifying cut of 45%.

3. The petitioner is aggrieved as she has not qualified the DHJS Mains Examination despite performing well in three papers. It is in the aforesaid context that the petitioner seeks a re-evaluation of her answer sheets in La