https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184905 Appointment of State law officers is a public function subject to Article 14, so the process must be fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory and objective. The Court held that a realistic assessment of need is a first prerequisite, and found the existing appointments were made ad hoc without workload assessment. It also found no definite scheme, norms or merit-based procedure, with selections left to informal recommendations and discretion. The Court therefore required a structured process for future appointments and extensions, including a selection committee, prescribed criteria and consultation with the Chief Justice or a committee of judges, while leaving existing appointments undisturbed for their current term. en-us Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 23 Jul 2016 20:31:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184905 Appointment of State law officers is a public function subject to Article 14, so the process must be fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory and objective. The Court held that a realistic assessment of need is a first prerequisite, and found the existing appointments were made ad hoc without workload assessment. It also found no definite scheme, norms or merit-based procedure, with selections left to informal recommendations and discretion. The Court therefore required a structured process for future appointments and extensions, including a selection committee, prescribed criteria and consultation with the Chief Justice or a committee of judges, while leaving existing appointments undisturbed for their current term. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184905