Can't alter recruitment process in public jobs midway, says top court
Hindustan Times|November 08, 2024
A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the public recruitment process must be free from any arbitrariness or discrimination, ruling that criteria cannot be changed midway once the process of selection begins.
Abraham Thomas
Can't alter recruitment process in public jobs midway, says top court

Even in cases where rules provide benchmarks to be altered at various stages of selection such as interview, etc, they must conform to the fundamental guarantees of equality and non-discrimination in public employment available to all citizens under Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, the unanimous verdict held.

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