Supreme Court of India

The Assam Public Service Commission & Ors. v. Pranjal Kumar Sarma & Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 14 S.C.R. 1072
Bench R. Banumathi, A.S. Bop Anna and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 28 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing, we are persuaded to hold that the recruitment process initiated by the APSC through the advertisement dated 21.12.2018 for the 65 posts of Assistant Engineer (Civil), of the Water Resources Department should be finalised under the 2010 Rules.

Judgment, page 8

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Assam Public Service Commission (Conduct of Business) Procedure, 2019: Clause 12.2 – Clause 12.2 lays down that any proceeding in r elation to inter views, selections or competitive examination, pending on the date of commencement of 2019 Procedure may be continued and completed in accor dance with the provisions of the Rules in for ce prior to such commencement – By impugned or der, High Cour t str uck down the clause holding that all pending interviews/selections and competitive examinations even if occasioned by advertisements issued prior to 01.04.2019 shall be guided by the 2019 Pr

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