Two Aspirants Challenge Lowering Of Upper Age Limit For MP Higher Judicial Services; SC Issues Notice To State, MP HC [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh through its Registrar General on a petition moved by two women aspirants of Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services Challenging the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules 2017 and the The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh through its Registrar General on a petition moved by two women aspirants of Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services Challenging the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules 2017 and the A bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph issued the notice and directed the respondents to appear before it on May 16. The petition has been filed by Ranjana and Kavita through advocate Preeti Singh who contended against the retrospective effect of the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules 2017 by which the upper age limit for the higher judicial service exam was brought down to 45 from the earlier 48. Subsequently, an “The Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rule 2017 dated 13.03.18 and It also stated that “in the states of U.P, Bihar and Rajasthan, women have horizontal reservation in the higher Judicial Service exam. Now with the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial service rule 2017 and its wrong interpretation/application vide advertisement bearing dated 13.04.2018 the women who are deprived of the horizontal reservation further gets disqualified/ruled out of the Madhya Pradesh Higher Judiciary Service because of the lowering of age limit by 3 years i.e., from 48 years to 45 years”.