Judicial Officers' Promotion: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing | All India Judges Association Case - DAY 2

Counsel : after the additional district judges are appointed by various 3 sources, my submission is that they lose their birthmark, they become one cadre and their seniority is decided by the roaster

Counsel: I am only submitting that the roaster has worked for us

Counsel: The apprehension by the amicus that the promotees are lagging behind doesnot hold true in our record

Counsel for Punjab and Haryana HC makes brief submissions

Dwivedi: whatever solution you will find will be in the absence of material data

Dwivedi : If I choose to appear at the age of 35 and become a munsif and then I complain that I donot get a fast track, these are the problems existing mylords and these facts are not before mylords

Dwivedi explains that the reason for the age gap is because lawyers are making a choice to appear in the exams only at a later stage in life. The average age in Allahabad High Court for taking the exams is 28 years

Dwivedi : none of the affidavits are throwing light on why the officers in the civil judge, jr division are reaching late mylords

Dwivedi : to us mylords are mylords, we do not look at the faces

CJI: We also do not look at the faces (in a lighter vein)

Dwivedi : now with mylords opening the door of direct recruits, many of these promotees will get an oppurtunity

CJI: if the dynamics change, the law will change, 4 of us would not be here! (on a lighter note)

Dwivedi: at least 13 HCs including WB, Delhi, Tamil Nadu- so where is the need for uniformity?

Dwivedi refers to state-wise data- In Chhattisgarh, out of 23 judges, 14 are promotees; In Gujarat out of 33 , 24 are promotees;