New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling that made three years of legal practice mandatory to be eligible for the post of civil judge. Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar allowed the appeal filed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the decision of its own division bench. Advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, appearing for the High Court, argued that ordering a re-exam was “unconstitutional, impractical,” and would open the floodgates of litigation. The Supreme Court had earlier stayed the High Court’s order, which had stalled recruitment of civil judges on the basis of the three-year practice requirement. The Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services Rules, 1994 were amended on June 23, 2023, mandating three years of practice to appear for the civil judge entry-level test.