Supreme Court Upholds Telangana Rule Restricting District Judge Posts to State Advocates

The Supreme Court has refused to interfere with Telangana's rule barring advocates from other states from applying for district judge positions in the state judicial service.

The court upheld the state's eligibility criteria requiring candidates to be enrolled with the Telangana State Bar Council, noting that states have the autonomy to prescribe reasonable qualifications for judicial appointments. 

The Court clarified that the order is strictly confined to the facts and circumstances of the appeals and petitions and may not be treated as a precedent for future cases.

[Usha Kiran Kshatri and others v The State of Telangana]