State Of Rajasthan & Ors vs M/S Basant Agrotech (India) Ltd

The Supreme Court held that the appellants, who were Assistant Public Prosecutors, were eligible for appointment as District and Sessions Judges despite being in government employment, as they were still considered advocates practicing at the Bar under Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India. The Court referenced its previous judgments in Sasidhar Reddy Sura v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Deepak Aggarwal v. Keshav Kaushik, establishing that employment as a Public Prosecutor does not disqualify one from being an advocate. The Court overturned the High Court's decision that deemed the appellants disqualified, affirming their eligibility for judicial posts.