Wait-Listed Candidate Has No Vested Right To Appointment After Expiry Of Wait List : Supreme Court

Yash Mittal

19 Jan 2026 4:25 PM IST

  • Wait-Listed Candidate Has No Vested Right To Appointment After Expiry Of Wait List  : Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that in public employment, wait-listed candidates do not acquire any vested or automatic right to appointment once the statutory validity of the waiting list has expired. “…the law seems to be well-settled that when a candidate included in a select/merit list has no indefeasible right of appointment, it would be too far-fetched to think that a candidate in...

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