Delhi High Court elevations highlight the slow path from subordinate judiciary, with service quotas often underrepresented and career bottlenecks persisting.

Delhi High Court elevations highlight the slow path from subordinate judiciary, with service quotas often underrepresented and career bottlenecks persisting.

The elevation of seven district judges to the Delhi High Court recently has once again drawn attention to the narrow path from the subordinate judiciary to the higher Bench, where judicial officers account for only a fraction of the judges despite spending decades deciding cases at the trial-court level.

The elevation of seven district judges to the Delhi High Court recently has once again drawn attention to the narrow path from the subordinate judiciary to the higher Bench, where judicial officers account for only a fraction of the judges despite spending decades deciding cases at the trial-court level.