Whether the High Court's power under Article 235 mandates scrapping written-quota filters in district judicial service recruitment to ensure merit-based judicial appointments.
Aaj ka motion yeh hai: 'High Court Should Abolish Written Quota in District Judicial Service Recruitment' — yani kya UP ki district nyayik seva bharti mein likhi pareeksha ka quota khatam kiya jana chahiye, yeh ek mahatvapoorna constitutional aur niti ka sawaal hai. Main Nyaya, aaj ki moderator, dono pakshon ko sunti hoon aur ek balanced legal awareness debate ke liye manch taiyar karti hoon — Counsel Aarav, aap pehle apna paksh rakhiye.
My lord, main yeh paksh poori zimedari ke saath leta hoon ki High Court ko district judicial service recruitment mein written quota abolish karna chahiye — aur is demand ki neenv sirf policy preference nahi, balki Article 235 mein nikshipt High Court ka woh constitutional control hai jo subordinate judiciary ke posting, promotion aur service conditions ko regulate karta hai. Jab Constitution ne judiciary ki independence aur quality control ka dayitva seedha High Court ko saunpa hai, to ek rigid written quota jo merit-based selection ko rok raha ho, usi constitutional mandate ka ullanghghan hai. Article 39A ka objective — equal justice through equal opportunity — tab poora hoga jab benches par truly meritorious judges hon, na ki aise candidates jo sirf ek artificially segmented written stage clear kar lete hain.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 226; Constitution of India · Article 39A
My Lord, main is motion ka poora vipaksh karti hoon — written quota ko abolish karna judicial service ki neenv ko hilana hoga. Article 235 ke tahat High Court ko subordinate courts par control zaroor hai, lekin yeh control recruitment ke standards ko kamzor karne ki chhoot nahi deta — balki yeh control isliye diya gaya hai taaki judicial quality BANAYE RAKHI JAYE, tod di jaaye nahi. Written quota ek objective, verifiable benchmark hai jo ensure karta hai ki sirf genuinely competent candidates hi district judiciary mein aayein — isse hatana meritocracy ke naam par accountability khatam kar dena hoga.
My lord, vipaksh kehta hai ki written quota ek protective measure hai — lekin main maanta hoon yeh tark seedha Article 235 ke khilaf jaata hai, jo High Court ko subordinate judicial service par POORN niyantran deta hai, jisme recruitment ka dhang bhi aata hai. Agar quota ke zariye ek arbitrary written cutoff thopa jata hai jo merit-based selection ko distort karta hai, to High Court ka woh constitutional control hi kamzor ho jaata hai jo Article 235 ne use diya hai. Isliye, abolition ki maang sirf uchit nahi — balki constitutionally grounded hai.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 226
My lord, paksh ne Article 235 ka sahara liya, lekin woh bhool gaye ki Article 235 sirf posting, promotion aur leave ka control deta hai High Court ko — recruitment ki poori methodology define karna iska scope nahi hai. Written quota ek selection standard hai jo merit aur equal opportunity dono ko affect karta hai, aur Article 39A ke antargat State ka yeh dayitva hai ki legal system mein justice equal opportunity par tika ho — ek arbitrary written cut-off is mandate ko seedha todta hai. Is liye main kehti hoon ki yeh quota na sirf constitutionally suspicious hai, balki Article 13 ke tehat void bhi ho sakta hai agar yeh fundamental rights se inconsistent saabit ho — High Court ka is matter mein intervention fully justified hai.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 226; Constitution of India · Article 39A; Constitution of India · Article 13
Is debate mein Petitioner-side ne kaha ki written quota judicial merit ko limit karta hai aur equal opportunity ke against hai, jabki Respondent-side ne Article 235 ke under High Court ke constitutional control ko supreme maana aur quota ko structured fairness ka zariya bataya. Meri balanced legal suggestion yeh hai ki High Court, Article 235 ke tahat apni supervisory shakti ka istemal karke, written quota ko abolish karne ki jagah uski cut-off criteria ko revisit aur rationalise kare — taaki merit aur inclusion dono ki raksha ho. Ab main citizens se request karungi ki is debate ko rate karen aur apni raay sheer karen.