SUNIL KUMAR GOYAL vs RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

The Supreme Court held that the petitioners, who were Legal Assistants in the Education Department of Rajasthan, could not be considered eligible for the Rajasthan Judicial Service as they had not completed the requisite three years of practice at the Bar, as mandated by the All India Judges’ Association case [(2002) 4 SCC 247]. The Court emphasized that this requirement is essential to ensure the recruitment of competent judicial officers, thereby upholding the integrity of the judicial system. Consequently, the Court dismissed the writ petitions challenging the cancellation of their candidature.