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Salam Samarjeet Singh v. The High Court of Manipur at Imphal & Anr

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Reported as [2024] 8 S.C.R. 885
Bench Hrishikesh Roy, Sudhanshu Dhulia and S.V.N. Bhatti JJ.
Decided 22 August 2024

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We hold that the executive instructions cannot override statutory Rules where the method of final selection by combining the cumulative grade value obtained in the written and the viva voce examinations is specified categorically.

Judgment, page 13

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Issue for Consideration Can the executive instructions in form of a resolution of the Full Court (High Court) by prescribing minimum marks for interview, override statutory rules made under Article 234/309; whether the High Court’s decision frustrates the legitimate expectation of the petitioner. Headnotes† Judicial Service – Manipur Judicial Service Rules, 2005 – Just before the interview test, the Full Court of the High Court on 12.01.2015 decided to fix 40% as the cut-off for the viva-voce examination and the petitioner’s case is that this decision was never intimated to him – The

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