https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199399 The Supreme Court held that allocating 200 marks for viva voce against 850 marks for the written examination in Bihar Civil Service (Judicial Branch) recruitment was not, by itself, arbitrary or violative of Articles 14 and 16, because interview weightage depends on the nature of the service, candidate qualifications, and the judgment of the recruiting body. It also applied the principle that a candidate who knowingly participates in a selection process without protest cannot, after failing, challenge the criteria; the petitioner was therefore barred by estoppel and denied relief. en-us Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199399 The Supreme Court held that allocating 200 marks for viva voce against 850 marks for the written examination in Bihar Civil Service (Judicial Branch) recruitment was not, by itself, arbitrary or violative of Articles 14 and 16, because interview weightage depends on the nature of the service, candidate qualifications, and the judgment of the recruiting body. It also applied the principle that a candidate who knowingly participates in a selection process without protest cannot, after failing, challenge the criteria; the petitioner was therefore barred by estoppel and denied relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199399