3 Year Practice Rule For Judicial Service : Live Updates From Supreme Court Review Hearing

Counsel for petitioners: couple years are required for preparation also. What will be the average age for an aspirant? This requirement is a roadblock. And the required skills for an adjudicator are some other skills in addition to practice.

Bench discusses.

Amicus: Prof. Faizan Mustafa through CNLU has supported doing away with the requirement and instead increase the training period for civil judges.

Read our story on law university suggestions -

3 Year Practice Mandate : Law Colleges Suggest Alternatives For Special-Abled Candidates

CJI: What are the opinions of universities?

Amicus: There is no uniformity.

Counsel: out of 17 NLUs 14 are against 3 year mandatory practice rule.

Amicus reads out opinions of various High Courts from his compilation. Read our story on HC views -

Some High Courts Support Relaxing 3 Year Practice Mandate To Join Judicial Service For Specially Abled Candidates

Amicus: broadly the high courts are of the view that the three year rule should remain. For specially abled candidates there should be some measures for better accessibility.

Amicus taking the court through his note on HC suggestions.

Bench assembles.

Amicus: I have circulated the compilation of the suggestions from high courts and law universities.