#Recruitment Law

The Manipur High Court has struck down the Syndicate’s cancellation of eight approved Assistant Professor appointments in Physics and Botany, holding that it exceeded its statutory authority under the DMU Act, 2017. This ruling reinforces that once appointments are duly recommended and approved under statutory procedures, administrative bodies cannot retroactively nullify them without explicit legal mandate - protecting candidates’ legitimate expectations and institutional autonomy.

An OBC candidate selected on merit in the unreserved category without a valid caste certificate must be treated as a general category candidate, with full salary arrears and seniority from the date of appointment. This ruling reinforces that merit overrides procedural caste classification when selection occurs in open competition, setting a precedent for equitable treatment in public employment.

The Chhattisgarh High Court struck down the rejection of a Scheduled Caste candidate’s lecturer application for pursuing an M.A. via distance learning and B.Ed. through regular mode simultaneously, ruling no UGC regulation prohibits this combination and that denying eligibility based on it amounts to arbitrary discrimination under Article 14. This sets a critical precedent for candidates from marginalized backgrounds seeking to balance education and employment without facing institutional bias.

Supreme Court rules that ambiguity in constitutional law exam answers-specifically on judicial review of Ninth Schedule laws-justifies creating a supernumerary post to avoid unfair disqualification. The judgment balances competing interpretations of Article 31B while ensuring equitable treatment for candidates in recruitment disputes.