Supreme Court Directs Coal India To Appoint Candidate With Multiple Disabilities

The Supreme Court today(January 13) directed the Chairman of Coal India Limited to create a supernumerary post for one person, who was denied employment after having qualified for the interview in 2016 because she suffered from multiple disabilities. The vacancy advertisement did not mention multiple disabilities, and therefore, she had applied as a visually handicapped candidate. A...

Studying In Govt Institute Doesn't Give Automatic Right To Govt Job : Supreme Court Rejects 'Legitimate Expectation' Claim

The Supreme Court has held that mere admission to and completion of a course in a government institution does not create a legitimate expectation of automatic appointment to a government post, particularly when there is a change in policy and recruitment framework.A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan allowed the State of Uttar Pradesh's plea against the Allahabad High Court's...

'Rules Of Game Can't Be Changed Midway' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Midway Criteria Change In BPSC Asst. Engineer Recruitment

Reaffirming that the “rules of the game cannot be changed midway”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 6) set aside the Patna High Court's decision which had upheld the State Government's mid-process amendment of recruitment rules, a move that adversely affected candidates who had qualified under the written examination. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi allowed the...

Sports Quota Admissions To MBBS/BDS: Supreme Court Quashes Midstream Policy Change In Punjab 2024 Session

The Supreme Court has set aside the midstream expansion of the zone of consideration for sports quota admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in Punjab, holding that altering admission criteria after the process has commenced violates settled principles of fairness, transparency and non-arbitrariness under Article 14 of the Constitution.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Alok Aradhe allowed...