Prescribing a Minimum Viva Voce Cut-Off for Judicial Appointments Is Reasonable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the proviso to Rule 41 Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010, which prescribed a minimum of 25% marks in the viva voce for appointment to the post of Additional District Judge from the advocates' quota. The Court held that prescribing a minimum qualifying benchmark in the interview is reasonable and directly connected with selecting capable judicial officers. It also ruled that a candidate…