<h1>Five-judge bench to decide judge eligibility after seven years at bar; hear women officers' commission, PMLA/ED, riot and custodial-killing pleas</h1> A five-judge constitution bench will address whether a judicial officer who had seven years at the bar before joining the bench qualifies for appointment as an additional district judge when vacancies exist; the court will also hear challenges by women Army officers denied permanent commission, review pleas seeking reconsideration of a 2022 ruling upholding provisions of the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act and the Enforcement Directorate's arrest powers, a former political leader's plea in connection with anti-minority riot prosecutions, and an application by the sister of a slain criminal seeking investigation into his custodial killing.