#Rule 10

A candidate recommended by a State Public Service Commission cannot claim an indefeasible right to appointment, as Rule 10 of the 1983 Service Rules makes the eligibility finding conclusive and bars any de novo review by the State. This limits State governments’ ability to reassess eligibility for registrar and similar posts.

The Supreme Court ruled that Rule 10's 'special circumstances' cannot cure illegal deputation and subsequent absorption, overturning the High Court's sympathetic retention of four engineers with 18 years' service. Repatriation to the parent Development & Panchayat Department was ordered, affirming that prolonged service does not legitimize backdoor entry into public employment.