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Circular vs Statutory Rule

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Article 14 | Recruitment Rules Cannot Be Supplemented by Circulars Imposing Additional Degree Requirements : MP HC Jabalpur
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|Madhya Pradesh High Court

Article 14 | Recruitment Rules Cannot Be Supplemented by Circulars Imposing Additional Degree Requirements : MP HC Jabalpur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down a state circular demanding an undergraduate degree in Home Science for Uchha Madhyamik Shikshak appointments, holding that such added conditions violate Article 14 when absent from the formal recruitment rules. This ruling protects candidates with valid postgraduate qualifications from arbitrary administrative overreach and reinforces the primacy of statutory recruitment frameworks.