https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175776 The clarificatory order used the phrase "cut-off marks" in different senses, but not to mean the marks secured by the last general-category admittee. It fixed OBC minimum eligibility at up to 10% below the minimum eligibility or qualifying marks prescribed for general-category candidates. Eligibility could not be determined only after general-category admissions were completed, because that would make the criterion arbitrary and discriminatory; the governing marks must be known in advance and applied uniformly. OBC seats were therefore to be filled by candidates meeting the prescribed minimum marks, with conversion of unfilled seats permitted only when such candidates were unavailable. en-us Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 14:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175776 The clarificatory order used the phrase "cut-off marks" in different senses, but not to mean the marks secured by the last general-category admittee. It fixed OBC minimum eligibility at up to 10% below the minimum eligibility or qualifying marks prescribed for general-category candidates. Eligibility could not be determined only after general-category admissions were completed, because that would make the criterion arbitrary and discriminatory; the governing marks must be known in advance and applied uniformly. OBC seats were therefore to be filled by candidates meeting the prescribed minimum marks, with conversion of unfilled seats permitted only when such candidates were unavailable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175776