‘Can’t Change Rules Midway’: Big Supreme Court Verdict On Recruitment Process For Govt Jobs
A five-judge Supreme Court constitutional bench on Thursday held that in recruitment to public services, rules for selection of candidates to posts cannot be changed mid-way through the process or after completion of the process. Transparency and non-discrimination must be the hallmarks of public recruitment.
The top court held that the "rules of the game" cannot be changed midway after the selection process for a government job has begun unless the rules permit so.The apex court was faced with a legal question of whether the criteria for appointment to a public post could be altered by the authorities concerned in the middle or after the process of selection has allready started.In its verdict today, the apex court has upheld the previous Supreme Court ruling in the case of K M...