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Read Full ArticleSC overturns Jharkhand HC's post-exam 50% cut-off for judge candidates, calling it arbitrary and enforcing no mid-process rule changes.
The Supreme Court has objected to segregation of names recommended by the Collegium for appointment as judges as it affected the seniority and dissuaded the meritorious candidates to join the bench.
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