https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465447 SC held that appointment to Army Commander is a selection post: the governing criteria ("fit in every respect" and reference to an officer being "not selected") require evaluative choice, so HC erred in treating seniority as determinative; consequently, the senior-most eligible officer had no automatic entitlement. SC further held that the one-year Corps command requirement was not satisfied: a six-month waiver was strictly limited and could not be enlarged by counting earlier "in-charge" periods, placing the officer outside the zone of consideration; consequently, HC's finding of eligibility was set aside. SC also held that ACR remarks on fitness are only an input and not conclusive; consequently, HC's ACR-centric approach was rejected. SC upheld the Cabinet Secretary's comparative assessment of service profiles within limited judicial review; consequently, HC's interference with the Government's decision was unjustified. en-us Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465447 SC held that appointment to Army Commander is a selection post: the governing criteria ("fit in every respect" and reference to an officer being "not selected") require evaluative choice, so HC erred in treating seniority as determinative; consequently, the senior-most eligible officer had no automatic entitlement. SC further held that the one-year Corps command requirement was not satisfied: a six-month waiver was strictly limited and could not be enlarged by counting earlier "in-charge" periods, placing the officer outside the zone of consideration; consequently, HC's finding of eligibility was set aside. SC also held that ACR remarks on fitness are only an input and not conclusive; consequently, HC's ACR-centric approach was rejected. SC upheld the Cabinet Secretary's comparative assessment of service profiles within limited judicial review; consequently, HC's interference with the Government's decision was unjustified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465447