SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Madras HC order quashing appointment of personal assistants to judges

The Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing on a plea challenging a Madras High Court order that quashed the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants to High Court judges. The Madras High Court had found 'illegalities, irregularities and unnecessary relaxations' in the recruitment process, specifically the relaxation of essential qualifications (shorthand and typewriting) which violated Rule 14A of the Madras High Court Service Rules, 2015, and infringed upon the Right to Equality under Article 14 of the Constitution by denying equal opportunity to eligible candidates.