Supreme Court of India

Bishnu Biswas & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 4 S.C.R. 625
Bench B.S. Chauhan J.
Decided 2 April 2014
Status Distinguished

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SERVICE LAW· Selection - To Group posts - Interview not being part of the process, equal marks earmarked for written test and interview - Held: Criterion was changed after conducting the written test and admittedly not at the stage of initiation of the selection process - Marks allocated for oral interview were the same as for written test i.e. 50% for each - The manner in which marks were awarded in the interview to candidates indicated lack of transparency - Some candidates were awarded more marks in interview than they got in written test - Direction of High Court to continue with the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 not applicable

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