Supreme Court of India

Alok Kumar Pandit v. State of Assam & Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 11 S.C.R. 87
Bench G.S. Singhvi and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 26 November 2012

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Service Law: Reservation - Option of choice/preference on selection c - Reserve category candidate securing higher position on merit than general category candidates - Option of choice/ preference against posts eannarked for reserved category - Held: reserved category candidate who is adjudged more meritorious than open category candidates is entitled to 0 choose the particular service/cadre/post as per his choice/ preference and he cannot be compelled to accept appointment to an inferior post leaving the more important service/cadre/post in the reserved category for less meritorious

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