https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472743 Statutory recruitment rules that treat degree and diploma qualifications as equally eligible for direct recruitment do not permit additional weightage for degree holders unless the rules expressly authorise it. Distinctions such as higher starting pay or shorter promotion-service requirements for degree holders operate after recruitment and cannot create an entry-stage preference. Candidates who participate under notified selection criteria and fail cannot subsequently challenge that procedure through estoppel, particularly where they have not substantively challenged the governing recruitment rules. en-us Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:08:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472743 Statutory recruitment rules that treat degree and diploma qualifications as equally eligible for direct recruitment do not permit additional weightage for degree holders unless the rules expressly authorise it. Distinctions such as higher starting pay or shorter promotion-service requirements for degree holders operate after recruitment and cannot create an entry-stage preference. Candidates who participate under notified selection criteria and fail cannot subsequently challenge that procedure through estoppel, particularly where they have not substantively challenged the governing recruitment rules. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472743