Case Law Analysis
|Madhya Pradesh High Court
Merit-Cum-Preference Recruitment | Locked Candidate Preferences Binding; MP HC Rejects Post-Allocation Merit Override : MP HC Indore
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that candidates in merit-cum-preference recruitment systems are bound by their locked preferences, even if lower-ranked candidates secure preferred posts. The court clarified that merit determines eligibility to choose preferences, not post-allocation adjustments, reinforcing estoppel in government recruitment.