https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199083 A writ challenge to a recruitment selection could not be effectively maintained where all selected candidates, whose appointments would be directly affected, were not impleaded as necessary parties. In public recruitment, where the rules contemplated a written test and the written examination was used for shortlisting, the final selection could not be based only on viva voce while ignoring written marks and academic merit. Such an approach was described as inconsistent with equality and non-arbitrariness and as creating scope for favoritism or nepotism. The document states that the recruitment method was deficient, but no operative relief could follow because the selected candidates were not before the Court. en-us Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199083 A writ challenge to a recruitment selection could not be effectively maintained where all selected candidates, whose appointments would be directly affected, were not impleaded as necessary parties. In public recruitment, where the rules contemplated a written test and the written examination was used for shortlisting, the final selection could not be based only on viva voce while ignoring written marks and academic merit. Such an approach was described as inconsistent with equality and non-arbitrariness and as creating scope for favoritism or nepotism. The document states that the recruitment method was deficient, but no operative relief could follow because the selected candidates were not before the Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199083