C.A. No. 003598 - 003599 / 2017

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In public employment selection processes, merit as reflected by marks obtained must be the paramount criterion for appointment, and a candidate with higher marks is entitled to be appointed over one with lesser marks. A High Court direction to merely "consider" a matter does not compel a particular outcome — the competent authority retains discretion to take an appropriate decision based on the facts before it. As analysed on casestatus.in, judicial interference with such administrative decisions is unwarranted where the impugned order merely requires consideration rather than mandating a specific result.