ASHOK PAL SINGH vs U.P. JUDICIAL SERVICES ASSON. .

The Supreme Court addressed the dispute between direct recruits and promotees in the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service, governed by the U.P. Higher Judicial Services Rules, 1975, as amended in 1996. The Court clarified the recruitment process under Articles 233 and 309 of the Constitution, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the prescribed quotas for direct recruitment and promotion. The Court held that the amended rules apply to recruitments post-1996, thereby upholding the validity of the amended provisions and resolving the ongoing litigation favorably for the promotees.