Supreme Court of India

K.G. Ashok and Ors. Etc. v. Kerala Public Service Commission and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] 3 S.C.R. 453
Bench G.B. Pattanaik, S.N. Phukan and B.N. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 3 May 2001

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons we are in respectful agreement with the view expressed by a two Judge Bench of this Court in the case of Omana and the High Court was quite justified in upholding order of rejection of candidature E of the appellants by the Commission.

Judgment, page 15

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Service Law Recruitment-Junior Health Inspector-Government notification inviting application for several Districts-Restrictions imposed on candidates to apply in only one District-Candidates contravening the said restriction and making false declaration-Public Service Commission-Rejection of application by-Validity of-Held, Imposition of restrictions not violative of Articles I4 and 16-Commission justified in rejecting the applications~ Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 16-Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rule, 1958. Interpretation of statutes Rule of reading down a

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