State Of Bihar & Anr vs Bal Mukund Sah & Ors on 14 March, 2000
15. The petitioners point out that the PSC Procedure Rules were not made
in consultation with the High Court. On the other hand, the Judicial Service
Rules, 2001 which came into effect from 1.7.2000, were made in
consultation with both Commission and the High Court. It is, therefore,
submitted that the Judicial Service Rules alone will regulate and govern the
recruitment of Civil Judges (Junior Division) including examinations and
interviews and the proviso to Rule 51 of PSC Procedure Rules will not apply
to recruitment of Civil Judges. Reliance is placed on the decisions of this
Court in State of Bihar v. Bal Mukund Sah [2000 (4) SCC 640], Union of
India v. Hansoli Devi [2002 (7) SCC 273] and Union of India v. Deoki
Nandan Aggarwal [1992 Supp. 1 SCC 323] in regard to interpretation of the
Rules.