By IANS
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a change in the age criteria for candidates appearing for the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service examination.
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices R.V. Raveendran and J.M. Panchal refused to entertain the plea, saying the bench would not interfere in the matter on the eve of the examination – beginning Friday.
The petition was filed by a candidate, Sanjay Aggarwal. His counsel Jasbir Singh Malik argued that a 2007 amendment to the 1975 rules for the Uttar PradeshHigher Judicial Service provided that the candidate must have seven years of experience as a practicing lawyer to appear for the examination.
The rules, however, stipulated that to appear in the examination being held in 2007, the candidate should complete seven years of experience on a date in 2008.
Counsel told the bench that the Allahabad High Court had earlier struck down the rule, saying that it violated the constitutional provisions for appointment in judicial services.
But, later on an appeal by the Uttar Pradesh government, the Supreme Court suspended the high court’s ruling, Mailk said, pleading that the suspension be revoked.
But the bench refused to accede to his plea.