Benefits of Pursuing Courses in Government Jobs : Supreme Court Lays Down Correct Legal Principle

Benefits of Pursuing Courses in Government Jobs : Supreme Court Lays Down Correct Legal Principle

After concluding that a person merely by pursuing a particular course from a particular institute cannot claim special benefits in government jobs without facing the competitive exam, it was held that the essence of discrimination is the unequal treatment of equals ; doctrine of legitimate expectation cannot serve as an independent basis for judicial review of decisions taken by public authorities.

State of UP v. Bhawana Mishra [2026] GCtR 32 (SC)

Effect of Criminal Proceedings on Selection in Government Job

 Effect of Criminal Proceedings on Selection in Government Job 

One cannot say that merely because a person was involved in a criminal case then he will not be appointed in a government job. Case Citation [2010] GCtR 3096 makes it clear that if government authorities refuse to appoint a person after his selection in the government job because he was earlier involved in a criminal case, then such action of government employer has to be quashed and set aside and the candidate can secure his employment through legal proceedings.

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