https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=245372 Where recruitment regulations prescribe the eligibility criteria for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, the administration cannot add a further disqualifying condition based only on seniority or departmental hierarchy. Eligible officers who satisfy the prescribed merit, service, status and age requirements must be considered under the governing rules, and exclusion by an extra-statutory restriction creates unequal treatment among similarly situated candidates. The restriction of the zone of consideration was therefore unlawful, and exclusion on that basis was inconsistent with the guarantee of equality and equal opportunity in public employment. en-us Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=245372 Where recruitment regulations prescribe the eligibility criteria for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, the administration cannot add a further disqualifying condition based only on seniority or departmental hierarchy. Eligible officers who satisfy the prescribed merit, service, status and age requirements must be considered under the governing rules, and exclusion by an extra-statutory restriction creates unequal treatment among similarly situated candidates. The restriction of the zone of consideration was therefore unlawful, and exclusion on that basis was inconsistent with the guarantee of equality and equal opportunity in public employment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=245372