Kerala HC issues notice to state,judges on judiciary exam

The Kerala High Court issued notices to the state government,the registrar of the High Court and six district judges on a petition..

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notices to the state government,the registrar of the High Court and six district judges on a petition questioning the moderation marks awarded by the HC to applicants in the written test held for the post of district judges .

The orders for issuing notices were given by Judge Dominic Joseph based on the petition moved by Minu Mathews,an applicant who attended the written test in 2007.

Mathews had pointed out that granting of 20 marks each for three papers for the applicants by the High Court was illegal and the selection list should be struck down.

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The High Court had finalised a list of 10,of which only four had passed the exam without moderation. Three others had obtained minimum marks without moderation.

On the other hand,when moderation was granted,45 applicants became eligible for attending the interview. This created a situation in which the eligible candidates were forced to compete with those who figured in the list with moderation. Six were even appointed as district judges from this list. The applicants who had passed the exam could not make it to the final list.

Earlier,the Supreme Court had opined that granting of moderation marks was a serious issue and asked the petitioners to first approach the High Court.

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