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*The Great IPS Judicial Dream*
Imagine, in the not-so-distant future, the **Indian Police Service (IPS)** sooner or later will one day decide. “Why stop at running the police and CAPF? Let’s run the courts too!” After all, they already enjoy top posts everywhere else.
### The Grand Proposal
– Supreme Court of India: 34 esteemed judges. High Courts: 1,114. That makes **1,148 big chairs to fill**.
– The IPS, ever modest, claim **just 17 out of 34 Supreme Court seats (a humble 50%)**, and assure everyone, “Hey! That’s only **1.5% of the total judges in India!**”
*The Great IPS Judicial Dream*
Imagine, in the not-so-distant future, the **Indian Police Service (IPS)** sooner or later will one day decide. “Why stop at running the police and CAPF? Let’s run the courts too!” After all, they already enjoy top posts everywhere else.
### The Grand Proposal
– Supreme Court of India: 34 esteemed judges. High Courts: 1,114. That makes **1,148 big chairs to fill**.
– The IPS, ever modest, claim **just 17 out of 34 Supreme Court seats (a humble 50%)**, and assure everyone, “Hey! That’s only **1.5% of the total judges in India!**”