Supreme Court to Examine if Court Employee Can Pursue LL.B as Regular Student

The Supreme Court issued notice in a plea challenging a Chhattisgarh High Court order that barred a probationary court employee from attending the final year of his LL.B course as a regular student. 

The Bench examined whether the Chhattisgarh District Judiciary Establishment Rules, 2023, which prohibit employees from appearing as regular candidates in academic exams, should apply to those who began their studies before the rules were enacted.

While a Single Judge originally allowed the employee's request citing "saving provisions," a Division Bench later set that order aside, ruling that such permission would harm administrative discipline and statutory compliance.

[Ajit Choubelal Gohra v. High Court of Chhattisgarh & Ors]