Supreme Court of India

Duddilla Srinivasa Sharma and Ors. v. V. Chrysolite

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 421
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri JJ.
Decided 21 November 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appellants be allowed to continue till the selection process for filling up the said 17 posts of Junior c Assistants is taken afresh by the official respondents.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

SERVICE LAW: Recruitment - Candidates shortlisted by fixing higher c qualification - Held: person who fulfils the eligibility conditions as per the recruitment rules cannot be excluded even from appearing in the qualifying written examination by fixing higher educational qualification bench mark - Further, when there is a particular provision for short listing the 0 candidates in the Rules or Instructions, the short listing is to be resorted to in accordance with the criterion mentioned in those Rules or Instructions - In the instant case, a specific criterion for shortlisting was prescribed,

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