New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set out to remedy an anomalous situation in the district judiciary which denies equal opportunity for a person joining as a civil judge to rise in ranks and become a high court judge as compared to direct district judge recruits. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai heard arguments on the issue after data presented by various high courts showed that judicial officers recruited as Civil Judge often do not reach the level of Principal District Judge (PDJ), leave aside reaching the position of a high court judge which results in many bright young lawyers being dissuaded from becoming civil judges. Noting this as a disincentive in the...