#merit-based recruitment

Supreme Court holds that reserved category candidates who qualify for teacher recruitment with relaxed TET marks must be considered for open category seats if they score higher than the last general candidate, unless recruitment rules expressly prohibit such migration. This ruling reinforces merit-based inclusion in public employment while upholding constitutional principles under Articles 14 and 16.

Jharkhand High Court directs filling of 2034 unfilled vacancies on merit and mandates a one-man fact-finding commission to address systemic irregularities in recruitment.