States told to pick officers for women safety

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all the states and union territories to identify the officers in the Department of Women and Child Development at the district and taluka levels and designate them as protection officers.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday held that fresh law graduates cannot appear in the judicial services examination, mandating a minimum of three years of legal practice for candidates applying to entry-level judiciary posts.

A two-judge bench of Chief Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih held the importance of courtroom exposure for prospective judges.

The court's verdict came on a plea filed by the All India Judges Association. The SC, however, clarified that the condition will apply only to future recruitment processes. The appointment processes already notified by the High Courts can proceed without this condition.