The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered termination of the services of 11 trainee judicial officers for indecent behaviour and indiscipline. The order came on Saturday night following recommendation of the Allahabad High Court to the State government that “these trainee judges are not fit for becoming judges.” This is probably the first time that such mass scale termination of judicial officers has been ordered in the State. The allegations against these trainee judges, who were selected through the State Judicial Services Exam 2012, were that they created a ruckus in a hotel on the day of completion of their training last month. They skipped their farewell party at the Judicial Training Research Institute and instead visited a hotel to celebrate.
On September 16, a Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court had recommended sacking of the 11 trainee judges.