Supreme Court of India

Chandra Shekhar Singh and Others v. The State of Jharkhand and Others

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 129
Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 19 March 2025

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the appeal is allowed in the following manner: - i.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the term ‘degree’ as mentioned in the rules and the recruitment notification for the appointment as Food Safety Officer (FSO) issued by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission can be restricted to “Bachelor’s degree” or whether the same would cover in its ambit, the “Master’s degree” as well. Headnotes† Food Safety and Standard Act, 2006 – ss.37, 91 – Food Safety and Standard Rules, 2011 – 2022 Amendment – University Grants Commission Act, 1956 – s.22(3) – Disqualification for possessing higher degree in the subject prescribed under the advertisement, not

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