Srinagar, Oct 4: The High Court today directed for the selection process of Civil judges in Subordinate Judiciary as there is no provision for relaxation in minimum or upper age limit for the post.
Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Puneet Gupta dismissed the plea challenging the whole selection process initiated by the Public Service Commission vide notification dated 27.8.2023.
It is to mention here that under the said notification, PSC has invited applications for the eligible candidates of J&K UT in order to fill up 69 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the Subordinate Judiciary.
The DB recorded that while participating in the recruitment process, a candidate must possess the prescribed eligibility and unless there is any express provision to the contrary, there cannot be any relaxation in the requisite eligibility criteria.
DB added that admittedly, there is no provision for relaxation in minimum or upper age limit in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service (Judicial) Recruitment Rules.
The last date for receipt of the online applications was 17.09.2023, the preliminary examination is scheduled for 08.10.2023, and the mains examination is to be held from 08.11.2023 to 19.11.2023.
The prescribed age for the candidates to participate in the recruitment process, as per the notification, is minimum 18 years and maximum 35 years as on 1st of January, 2023.
The aggrieved persons challenged the notification to the extent of prescribing the maximum age limit of 35 years, ignoring the fact that they had earlier applied pursuant to Notification No. PSC/Exam/ 2018-19/14 dated 09.10.2019 and are entitled to one-time age relaxation as they have become overage.
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