The Supreme Court reduces the mandatory legal practice requirement for candidates seeking entry-level judicial service from three years to one year for future recruitment. The court directs that selected candidates are appointed as trainee judicial officers for one year and then complete a further one year of structured clerkship under supervision.
Outlets report that the decision also addresses transitional eligibility for law graduates affected by the earlier rule. Times of India says candidates applying until March 2027 are exempt from prior practice experience, while those applying after April 2027 must have one year of actual law practice. The ruling requires high courts to update their recruitment and training rules to align with the new scheme.
Overall, the coverage agrees on the core change: the three-year practice condition is replaced with a combination of one year of judicial training and one year of supervised clerkship following selection, with time-bound transitional provisions for applicants.
