Gauhati High Court Upholds The Minimum Age For District Judges In Assam
Case: Pooja Agarwal V The State Of Assam And Anr
Coram: Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia
Case No.: WP(C)/53/2022
Court Observation: The post of a District Judge is at a senior level in the cadre. Age is not extraneous to the acquisition of maturity and experience, especially in judicial institutions which handle real problems and confront challenges to liberty and justice. The High Courts are well within their domain in prescribing a requirement which ensures that candidates with sufficient maturity enter the fold of the higher judiciary. The requirement that a candidate should be at least 35 years of age is intended to sub-serve this.”
Be that as it may, Article 141 of the Constitution of India states that a law declared by the Supreme Court shall be binding on all Courts within the territory of India. Undoubtedly what is binding is the ratio laid down in the said case. This is irrespective of the fact whether while doing so the Apex Court may or may not have considered all aspects of the matter.
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Minimum Age For District Judges, Gauhati High Court
