Whether the High Court, not the State Government, holds exclusive constitutional authority to prescribe minimum practice requirements for entry into State Judicial Services.
Aaj ki debate ka motion yeh hai: 'High Court Alone Has Exclusive Authority To Set Judicial Service Eligibility Rules' — yani kya sirf High Court ko hi yeh adhikar hai ki woh apne rajya ki nyayik seva ke liye yogyata ke niyam tay kare, ya is maamle mein aur bhi stakeholders ki bhumika hai. Is important constitutional sawaal par, main Counsel Aarav se nivedan karungi ki woh apna paksh rakhna shuru karen.
My lord, main yeh establish karna chahta hoon ki Article 235 ke antargat High Court ko subordinate judicial service par poorna control diya gaya hai — posting, promotion, aur conduct sabhi mein — aur Article 234 ke antargat Governor bhi rules tab hi bana sakta hai jab High Court se consultation ho chuka ho; is liye judicial service eligibility rules mein High Court ki central, authoritative role ek constitutional mandate hai, sirf ek administrative courtesy nahi. Vipaksh yeh samajhta hai ki Governor ya State PSC is maamle mein swatantra hain — lekin Article 234 ka plain text saaf kehta hai 'after consultation with the High Court', jo is sanstha ko bypass karna constitutionally impermissible banata hai. Is liye, my lord, motion ke pakshadharon ki taraf se main firmly kahunga ki judicial service eligibility rules ki ultimate authority — State ke under — sirf High Court ke paas honi chahiye.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 12; Constitution of India · Article 12
My Lord, vipaksh ki taraf se main yeh clearly kehna chahti hoon ki High Court ko EXCLUSIVE authority dena — Governor aur State Public Service Commission ko poori tarah bahar karna — yeh Constitution ke Article 234 ke SEEDHA viruddh hai, kyunki woh provision khud mandate karta hai ki appointments Governor dwara, SPSC aur High Court dono se consultation ke baad hogi — yani yeh ek shared, consultative framework hai, kisi ek ka ekaadhikar nahi. Paksh ki dalil Article 235 ko ELIGIBILITY RULES banane ki power ke roop mein padhna chahta hai, lekin Article 235 sirf subordinate courts ka CONTROL — yaani posting, promotion, leave — deta hai, eligibility niyam banane ka swaantantra adhikar nahi. Isliye main kahungi ki is motion ki core proposition — ki High Court AKELE eligibility rules bana sakti hai — constitutionally sustainable nahi hai.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 12; Constitution of India · Article 12
My lord, vipaksh kehta hai ki Governor ke paas rule-making authority hai — lekin Article 234 ka poora text padhen: Governor sirf tab rules banata hai jab usne High Court se consultation ki ho. Yeh consultation sirf ek formality nahi hai — Supreme Court ne baar baar kaha hai ki High Court ki ray ko binding maana jaata hai judicial independence ke sandarbh mein, aur Article 235 ke tehat district courts ke neeche ki poori judicial service par control High Court mein vested hai. To eligibility rules set karne ki real authority — chahe appointment ka zariya Governor ho — High Court ke paas hi rehti hai, Governor akele kuch nahi kar sakta bina High Court ki swikriti ke.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 12; Constitution of India · Article 12
My Lord, paksh baar baar Article 235 ko lekar aa raha hai — lekin main samajhti hoon ki woh provision sirf existing judicial service par control ki baat karta hai, appointment ya eligibility rules banane ka exclusive adhikar nahi deta. Article 234 — jo A2 aur A3 dono mein clearly verified hai — khud keh raha hai ki rules Governor banayega, aur High Court se sirf consultation hoga; 'exclusive authority' to Governor ke paas hai, High Court ke paas nahi. Toh motion ka core proposition — ki High Court AKELE eligibility rules set kar sakta hai — directly Constitution ke Article 234 se hi contradict hota hai, aur yeh jo motion demand kar raha hai woh constitutionally sustainable hi nahi hai.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 12; THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 · Section 234
Petition side ka kehna hai ki High Court ko Article 234 ke tehat ek central role mili hai, isliye eligibility norms mein uski salah lazmi hai — jabki opposition ka tark hai ki final rulemaking authority Governor ke haath mein hai aur High Court sirf consultative party hai. Meri balanced legal suggestion yeh hai ki Article 234 ek shared constitutional framework banata hai — exclusive authority kisi ek ke paas nahi, balki Governor, State Public Service Commission aur High Court teeno ki collective zimmedari hai; isliye State governments aur High Courts ko milkar ek transparent, consultative process banana chahiye jisse eligibility rules mein judicial independence bhi bani rahe aur executive accountability bhi. Ab main citizens se request karungi ki is debate ko rate karein aur apni raay zaroor dein.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 12