Punjab's Senior Judges Fail Test for Promotion

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Punjab's senior judges fail test for promotion

August 02, 2011 10:48:50 PM

Monika | Chandigarh

Even some judges do not know law. This is what a test for promotion of judicial officers has proved in Punjab and Haryana.

Senior judges in Punjab have failed to make the cut through a law examination, meant for deciding their promotions.

At least eight senior judges in Punjab have failed to qualify for the suitability test for the promotion from sub-judges to additional and district and session judge, as per the results declared recently.

The situation is no good of the judicial officers in the neighbouring Haryana, though comparatively better than Punjab. In Haryana too, three senior judges flunked the promotion test.

In a history of sorts, the senior sub-judges, who have failed to qualify the test, will now function on the same post along with their juniors, who have been promoted after clearing the suitability test.

On the other hand, the

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