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)