In re: 10 percent promotion quota for clerks as Assistant District Prosecution Officers (ADPO)

Timeline

1. 31 Oct 2026News

   Gwalior: Path to directly making clerks ADPOs closed, High Court declares 10% promotion quota unconstitutional.

   Amar Ujala

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   The High Court struck down a rule allowing clerks to be promoted to prosecutors.

   Who:

   The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the court and the clerks are the employees seeking promotion.

   When:

   Reported on 31 Oct 2026.

   Where:

   Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh High Court.

   Why:

   The court decided that the promotion quota for these clerks is unconstitutional.

   What it means:

   Clerks can no longer use this specific path to become Assistant District Prosecution Officers.

2. 30 Oct 2026News

   High Court verdict - Promotion through the back door is unconstitutional: Stated that clerks will not directly become ADPOs, 10 percent quota cancelled.

   MP High Court scraps 10 percent clerk to ADPO promotion quota. Follow Dainik Bhaskar Latest Updates. The Gwalior Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has delivered a very important and major decision regarding the Prosecution Department. The court has declared the 10 percent promotion quota that directly makes clerks gazetted officers (Class-2 ADPO) as completely unconstitutional and has struck it down.

   Dainik Bhaskar

   Explanation in simple terms

   What:

   The court cancelled a rule that allowed office clerks to be promoted directly to prosecutor positions.

   Who:

   The Gwalior Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the decision for the Prosecution Department.

   When:

   Reported on 30 Oct 2026.

   Where:

   Gwalior Division Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.

   Why:

   The court ruled that this specific promotion quota is unconstitutional and against the law.

   What it means:

   Clerks can no longer be promoted directly into these gazetted officer roles as Class-2 prosecutors.