https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465029 Under the Kerala Judicial Service Rules, 1991, the High Court was held entitled to prescribe minimum qualifying marks in the oral examination because the rules permitted it to devise the selection procedure for assessing suitability, and the interview was a legitimate tool for judging fitness for judicial office. The 30% benchmark in viva voce was therefore valid. On the reservation challenge, the select list was upheld because the roster under the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 was applied, vacant reserved points were filled by open merit candidates where permitted, and no impermissible de-reservation was shown. Participation without protest and non-joinder also weighed against relief. en-us Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:51:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465029 Under the Kerala Judicial Service Rules, 1991, the High Court was held entitled to prescribe minimum qualifying marks in the oral examination because the rules permitted it to devise the selection procedure for assessing suitability, and the interview was a legitimate tool for judging fitness for judicial office. The 30% benchmark in viva voce was therefore valid. On the reservation challenge, the select list was upheld because the roster under the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958 was applied, vacant reserved points were filled by open merit candidates where permitted, and no impermissible de-reservation was shown. Participation without protest and non-joinder also weighed against relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465029