#recruitment eligibility

Gauhati High Court upholds the 180-day validity window for OBC certificates issued after the application deadline, reinforcing legitimate expectation in recruitment. The ruling mandates the Staff Selection Commission to reconsider the candidate's application under the 2017 notification, setting a precedent for procedural fairness in public employment.

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.

MP High Court rules that determining equivalence of qualifications for recruitment is an exclusive employer prerogative, beyond judicial scrutiny under Article 226. The judgment reinforces that courts cannot substitute their discretion for administrative authorities in eligibility disputes, impacting service law litigation and recruitment policies.

The Supreme Court ruled that candidates must possess prescribed educational qualifications at the time of submitting their application for public service posts, not merely by the interview stage. This decision reinforces strict compliance with statutory eligibility criteria, impacting recruitment processes across public service commissions.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that candidates under horizontal reservation (SC-BPL) who qualify above the General category cut-off must be considered for General category posts even when no separate vertical reservation vacancy exists. This affirms that horizontal reservations under Article 14 operate cross-cuttingly, ensuring equitable access without requiring parallel vacancies in every sub-category.

The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that candidates must hold the precise degree title specified in recruitment advertisements, regardless of whether their university offers an equivalent specialization under a different name. This sets a rigid precedent for public service commissions nationwide, effectively barring applicants with substantively similar but nominally different degrees from eligibility, reinforcing textual over substantive interpretation in public employment.

Kerala High Court holds that OBC (NCL) certificates must be issued in the specified financial year at application verification; late or out-of-cycle certificates do not satisfy eligibility conditions.

CAT Allahabad holds that express medical disqualification in recruitment notification overrides selection success, even if candidate passed written exam and was declared final.