Last month’s Supreme Court’s landmark ruling reinstating the requirement that candidates must have at least three years of litigation experience before they can sit for the judicial service examination for entry-level judgeships has prompted concerns over the challenges it may pose for recent graduates.
The court’s decision was rooted in the belief that judicial officers must have practical exposure to the courtroom before donning the robe. “The judges from the very day on which they assume office have to deal with the questions of life, liberty, property and reputation of litigants,” the apex court said in the May 20 judgment.
