SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Madras HC order quashing appointment of personal assistants to judges
The Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing on a plea challenging a Madras High Court order that quashed the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants to High Court judges. The Madras High Court had found 'illegalities, irregularities and unnecessary relaxations' in the recruitment process, specifically the relaxation of essential qualifications (shorthand and typewriting) which violated Rule 14A of the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015, and infringed upon the Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Constitution by denying equal opportunity to eligible candidates.
The Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing on a plea challenging a Madras High Court order that quashed the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants to High Court judges. The Madras High Court had found 'illegalities, irregularities and unnecessary relaxations' in the recruitment process, specifically the relaxation of essential qualifications (shorthand and typewriting) which violated Rule 14A of the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015, and infringed upon the Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Constitution by denying equal opportunity to eligible candidates.
Exam linkage
GS Paper II - Indian Polity and Governance (Judiciary, Fundamental Rights, Constitutional Bodies)
Syllabus mapping
This topic appears in Mains
Questions on Indian Polity & Governance come up regularly in GS papers. Practice writing an answer — and see exactly what earns marks.