Jharkhand Superior Judicial Services (Recruitment, Appointment and Condition of Service) Rule, 2001 – High Court dismissed writ petition filed by judicial officers- Allowing appeal, SC observed: The suitability of each candidate has to be tested on his own merit and a comparative assessment cannot be made and the promotion cannot be solely based upon merit list- Referred to Ravikumar Dhansukhlal Maheta Vs. High Court of Gujarat 2024 SCC Online SC 972- When the appellants have successfully qualified the suitability test, they could not have been deprived of their legitimate right of promotion only on account of lower placement in the merit list. (Para 3-5)