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A selection committee in Indian law refers to a body entrusted with appointing candidates to public or quasi-public positions, bound by constitutional principles of equality, non-discrimination, and natural justice.
HC quashed selection of candidate for EWS reserved Assistant Professor post, ruling Section 3(3) Uttarakhand EWS Act, 2019 bars bypassing eligible EWS applicant when no suitability cut off exists. It safeguards EWS reservation rights in public jobs.
Supreme Court rules that offering contractual appointments for regular vacancies without justified reasoning violates constitutional guarantees of equality and public employment. The appellant is entitled to regular appointment with seniority and benefits from the initial appointment date, reinforcing the principle of non-arbitrariness in public employment.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that top scorers in a written exam have no automatic right to appointment, even if they clear interviews; selection committees retain discretion to reject candidates absent mala fides or procedural illegality. This reinforces that public recruitment is a process, not a guaranteed outcome - impacting thousands of candidates in state-sector hiring across India.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that when a statutory board ratifies an appointment, any prior procedural irregularities are cured, and the appointment cannot be nullified after the candidate has joined and relinquished prior employment. This reinforces the principle that substantive fairness trumps technical non-compliance once service has commenced, protecting public employees from arbitrary revocation.
Kerala High Court holds that UGC Regulations 2018 permit assessment of research in peer-reviewed journals regardless of UGC-CARE listing, reinforcing institutional autonomy in academic appointments.
Supreme Court holds that inclusion of an officer previously involved in contempt proceedings against a candidate vitiates selection process due to reasonable apprehension of bias.