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Cut-off Date in Public Employment | Mandatory Eligibility Conditions Override Administrative Delays: Gauhati HC
Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court

Cut-off Date in Public Employment | Mandatory Eligibility Conditions Override Administrative Delays: Gauhati HC

The Gauhati High Court ruled that failure to submit mandatory qualifications like B.Ed certificates by the cut-off date disqualifies candidates, even if delays are attributable to universities. The judgment reinforces that recruitment rules cannot be relaxed based on representations or administrative lapses, protecting the sanctity of eligibility criteria in public employment.