Supreme Court of India

Akhilesh Prasad v. Jharkhand Public Service Commission & Ors.

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Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 26 April 2022

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that there should be an objective method of testing the suitability of the subordinate judicial officers for promotion to the Higher Judicial Service.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Service Law – Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 – Ss. 73 and 74 – Services after reorganisation of State – Appellant cleared the Cooperative Development Officers exam held in 1994 conducted by the then Bihar Public Service Commission under the Scheduled Tribe category – The State of Bihar was bifurcated in successor States viz. State of Bihar and newly formed State of Jharkhand, as a result of Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 – After bifurcation of the State of Bihar, Appellant’s service was allocated to the successor State of Jharkhand and since then he had been in the service of State of…

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