Plea challenges SC verdict on judicial services entry

India Jun 16, 2025

A Supreme Court decision now requires aspiring judges to have three years of legal practice before they can take the judicial services exam. Advocate Chandra Sen Yadav is pushing back, saying this rule is unfair and goes against the right to equal opportunity. He's asking the court to pause the rule until 2027, so recent law grads aren't caught off guard.

Law school already includes real-world training, petitioner argues

This new requirement could leave out graduates who gained legal experience outside courtrooms—like through internships or research—and hit students from marginalized backgrounds hardest. The petition also points out that law school already includes real-world training, so adding another hurdle feels unnecessary and could limit who gets a fair shot at becoming a judge.