Important Judgment of Today on Appointment Against Bar Quota to District Judge Post (16th May, 2019) Amaresh Patel LANDMARK JUDGMENT Thu, May 16, 2019, at ,08:07 PM Title of the Case – Appointment Against Bar Quota to District Judge Post Name of the case – Dheeraj Mor V. Hon’ble High Court of Delhi, SLP. No. 14156/2015 Date of Judgment – 16th May, 2019 Judges: Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Navin Sinha Subject and sections involved – Appointment to the post of judge under Bar Quota Issue: Whether the incumbents who have joined the services as Civil Judge can stake their claim for the posts meant for direct recruitment from the Bar reserved for practicing advocates for appointment as District Judges. Fact of the Case: Fact in Brief Certain interim orders have been passed allowing the members of the judicial service to stake their claims for the posts which are meant to be filled by the direct recruitment from the Advocates. Since there is a quota in the direct recruitment of Bar Members, in order to attract talent from the Bar out of practicing advocates. There are separate quota of promotional posts for the incumbents who have joined the services as Civil Judge to the post of District Judge. Ratio of the case - The division bench of Supreme Court held that no new appointments to the post of District Judges shall be made from in-service candidates against quota reserved for Bar ‘now-onwards’. The entitlement of Civil Judges to occupy posts of Bar Quota is yet to be decided by hearing matter finally and in case such interim orders are continued to be granted and the Civil Judges from the Judiciary are permitted to be appointed as against the quota which basically meant for practicing layers, serious prejudice may be cause to the Bar incumbents. It said, “We make it clear that we are not disturbing the appointments which have been made so far by virtue of such interim orders. However, no new appointments be made from now onwards of in-service candidates against quota reserved for Bar. In case even if in-service candidate has been selected in the examination held earlier as against the Bar quota no further appointment to be made of such candidates. However, the practicing advocates who have been found selected for appointment, their result be declared and they be appointed subject to the outcome of the pending matter.”