https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280458 A mandamus to appoint candidates from a select list cannot be sustained once the list has expired under the governing recruitment rules, because judicial relief requires a subsisting legal right and a corresponding legal duty. On that basis, the expired select list did not confer any enforceable entitlement to appointment, and alleged illegality in appointments made in other cases could not create a right in favour of the claimants. The text also notes that delay in filing the appeal may be condoned for sufficient cause, and that the availability of an intra-court remedy does not, by itself, bar recourse under Article 136 where circumstances justify its exercise. en-us Fri, 12 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 May 2019 10:11:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280458 A mandamus to appoint candidates from a select list cannot be sustained once the list has expired under the governing recruitment rules, because judicial relief requires a subsisting legal right and a corresponding legal duty. On that basis, the expired select list did not confer any enforceable entitlement to appointment, and alleged illegality in appointments made in other cases could not create a right in favour of the claimants. The text also notes that delay in filing the appeal may be condoned for sufficient cause, and that the availability of an intra-court remedy does not, by itself, bar recourse under Article 136 where circumstances justify its exercise. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=280458