W.P.(C) No. 000206 - / 2024

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A State cannot frustrate a lawful recruitment process through oral directions lacking statutory sanction, and its own selective, delayed challenge to court orders directing completion of such process cannot defeat the accrued rights of meritorious candidates. As analysed on casestatus.in, where delay in appointment is solely attributable to the State, candidates who secured higher marks than those already appointed retain a legitimate claim to appointment, though without retrospective seniority or arrears of salary.