#BPL category

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that candidates eligible for BPL category benefits must be granted 10 marks in recruitment merit lists if their inclusion in the BPL list occurred before the advertisement date, regardless of when the physical card was issued. This sets a binding precedent for all state-run schemes involving social welfare-based reservations in public employment, ensuring procedural fairness over bureaucratic delays.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that candidates lose BPL category benefits upon official removal from the list, regardless of their status at the time of application. The court set aside the appointment of a candidate who was later deleted from the BPL list, emphasizing that eligibility must be determined by current status, not past inclusion.