NEW DELHI, April 30 -- The Supreme Court of India on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and other authorities on a PIL seeking the creation of a dedicated revenue judicial service and mandatory legal qualifications for officials deciding land disputes.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Union government, the Law Commission of India and others on the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, who alleged that untrained officials were adjudicating complex land matters.

The petition highlighted that nearly 66 per cent of civil cases relate to land disputes and argued that the absence of legally trained adjudicators leads to inconsistent and erroneous decisions. It said the issu...