Supreme Court of India

Shyam Nandan Mehta v. Santosh Kumar & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 2073
Bench Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra JJ.
Decided 29 April 2025

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to correctness of the order passed by the High Courts declaring the appointment of appellant to be illegal making him liable to be terminated from service forthwith. Headnotes† Service law – Appointment – Recruitment process – Allegation of manipulation in the recruitment process – Appellant appointed to the post of assistant teacher – Two years thereafter, writ petition by first respondent alleging that the appointment of the appellant based on manipulation in TET examination certificate wherein he showed his caste status under Most Backward Class

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