https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206968 A candidate on a select or wait list has a right to be considered, but no vested or indefeasible right to appointment. The appointing authority may decline further appointments if it shows a justifiable administrative reason, and a court will not issue mandamus to compel appointment in such circumstances. Applied here, the main select list had already been exhausted by appointments, and the decision to defer further appointments pending amendment of the recruitment rules was treated as a sufficient administrative basis for refusing the wait-listed candidates. The refusal to appoint was therefore upheld. en-us Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206968 A candidate on a select or wait list has a right to be considered, but no vested or indefeasible right to appointment. The appointing authority may decline further appointments if it shows a justifiable administrative reason, and a court will not issue mandamus to compel appointment in such circumstances. Applied here, the main select list had already been exhausted by appointments, and the decision to defer further appointments pending amendment of the recruitment rules was treated as a sufficient administrative basis for refusing the wait-listed candidates. The refusal to appoint was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=206968