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Supreme Court upholds Telugu test for judicial posts

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NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the decision of the Telangana govt to make proficiency in Telugu mandatory for appointment in the state judiciary.

A bench of Justices B R Gavai and A G Masih rejected the argument raised by the petitioner that Urdu has been excluded by the Telangana Judicial (Service and Cadre) Rules, 2023. "Not excluded. (Rule) only states that Telugu is also needed. Sorry. cannot entertain," the apex court remarked.
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