Civil Judge Exam & the Concept of Survival of the Fittest

The recent MP civil judge vacancy is at the top of the news for all the judiciary aspirants. Honorable S.C. has recently continued the M.P. High Court judgment on the question of minimum qualification required for the entry-level judiciary exam. This decision aims at providing the best judges in the judiciary by providing a funnel before selection. To be specific, the recent notifications for the entry-level judiciary exam ask for the minimum qualification that a candidate must possess a law degree with a minimum of 70% marks, an outstanding academic career and three years of practice.

This was challenged by the candidates that this should not be the basis while selecting the judges as it is violative of Article 14 which provides for the right to equality. A special leave petition was filed in Honorable S.C. which was refused by the apex court with the opinion that the objective of ensuring qualitative measures for the disposal of cases and providing effective judgments in important cases it is necessary that the judges are equipped with par excellence and efficiency which is also the constitutional mandate as per Article 51A(j) of the Constitution of India, 1950.

This view of the Supreme Court is of utmost importance at this stage as various concerns have been raised by the Bar Council of India, and other concerned authorities that the current scenario of legal education is continuously falling due to various factors including the opening of underrated colleges providing poor quality of legal education.

In this scenario, it is important for the institutions to provide the best quality legal education, including infrastructure and steps should be taken to ensure the imparting of the best legal knowledge to the students so that only the fittest students can be given the responsibility of imparting justice to every section of the society.

Author:
Mr. Rishabh Shukla
HOD – VISMT Law