https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456516 A public recruitment authority cannot add a new viva voce cut-off after the selection process has begun and the interview stage is complete when the governing rules and notification required merit to be assessed on aggregate written and viva voce marks without such a cut-off. That departure from the notified method frustrated the candidates' substantive legitimate expectation and was arbitrary under Article 14. Although the challenge to the selection method succeeded, no direction was issued to induct the petitioners into the Higher Judicial Service because several years had passed and disturbing appointments already made would have been contrary to public interest. en-us Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:10:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456516 A public recruitment authority cannot add a new viva voce cut-off after the selection process has begun and the interview stage is complete when the governing rules and notification required merit to be assessed on aggregate written and viva voce marks without such a cut-off. That departure from the notified method frustrated the candidates' substantive legitimate expectation and was arbitrary under Article 14. Although the challenge to the selection method succeeded, no direction was issued to induct the petitioners into the Higher Judicial Service because several years had passed and disturbing appointments already made would have been contrary to public interest. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456516