Bhatnagar advised the Court docket that 7 of the 12 Excessive Courts that filed affidavits supported uniform retention of the rule. His first suggestion was retention with none modification.
His second and most detailed suggestion proposed that girls and individuals with disabilities (PwD) be permitted to look for the civil choose examination with out finishing three years first, however be required to mandatorily full the remaining observe interval after clearing the examination, earlier than continuing to judicial academy coaching. Seniority would run from the date of appointment. He additionally instructed lowering the requirement for these two classes of candidates from 3 years to 2 as a substitute.
The third suggestion was a staggered phase-in: zero years required in 2026, one yr in 2027, two years in 2028 and the total three from 2029.
The fourth, centered on PwD candidates particularly, advisable decrease qualifying benchmarks, age rest and instructions to Excessive Court docket Accessibility Committees to operationalise Sections 19 and 23 of the RPwD Act.
