https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173912 In university recruitment, where an advertisement does not fix a separate eligibility date, qualifications must be assessed with reference to the last date for submitting applications, and candidates who qualify later cannot be treated as eligible for that selection. Any relaxation of prescribed qualifications must be expressly disclosed in the advertisement with its conditions, and the reasons for granting relaxation to each candidate must be recorded. Preservation of selection records is essential, because missing or destroyed minutes may justify an adverse inference if the process is challenged. The note also states that such defects may not always lead to quashing where later circumstances make that impracticable. en-us Wed, 13 Jan 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:59:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173912 In university recruitment, where an advertisement does not fix a separate eligibility date, qualifications must be assessed with reference to the last date for submitting applications, and candidates who qualify later cannot be treated as eligible for that selection. Any relaxation of prescribed qualifications must be expressly disclosed in the advertisement with its conditions, and the reasons for granting relaxation to each candidate must be recorded. Preservation of selection records is essential, because missing or destroyed minutes may justify an adverse inference if the process is challenged. The note also states that such defects may not always lead to quashing where later circumstances make that impracticable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Jan 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173912