<span style="color: #222222;">The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the State government and others on a plea challenging fixing 27 years as the upper age limit for fresh law graduates to apply for recruitment to the posts of civil judges. Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, TNPSC is making the recruitments. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A 37-year-old petitioner sought a direction to the TNPSC to either rollback the upper age limit for freshers or mandatory three years' experience for other candidates. According to the the petitioner, who is Tiruchirappalli-based lawyer, rules prescribe only a minimum age limit for admission to law courses and there is no upper age limit in certain categories. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He contended that fixing 27-years as the upper age limit for fresh law graduates in this case was arbitrary and illegal as it denies fresh law graduates, who are older than 27, the opportunity to apply for the posts.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The court also issued a notice to the high court Registrar General, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission and the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. It directed the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and the Registrar General to file their reply by October 21.</span><br />''