(PER: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV)
THIS JUDGMENT HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO THE
FOLLOWING SECTIONS TO FACILITATE ANALYSIS:
SL. NO. PARTICULARS PAGE NO.
CADRE
ANU SIVARAMAN J., AND RAJESH RAI K. J.,
ON CADRE STRENGTH
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NC: 2026:KHC:17771-LB
HC-KAR
I. BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE:
The parties are referred to by their rank in the writ
proceedings for the purpose of convenience.
2. The petitioners are Direct Recruit District Judges
appointed on 01.02.2016 and have challenged the Final
Seniority List of District Judges which is a consolidated
Seniority List consisting of Direct Recruits Civil Judges
who were promoted as District Judges, as well as those Civil
Judges who have been promoted on the basis of Limited
Departmental Competitive Examination [for brevity,
“LDCE”]. The prayer in the writ petition is as follows:
