Supreme Court of India

Dr. Snehelata Patnaik and Ors. v. State of Orissa and Ors.

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Reported as [1992] 1 S.C.R. 335
Bench M.H. Kania, T.K. Thommen and P.B. Sawant JJ.
Decided 22 January 1992

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the authorities might well consider giving weightage upto a maximum of 5 per cent of marks in favour of in-service candidates who have done rural service for five years or .more.

Judgment, page 3

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Of those, 1 referred to

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