MOHD.RIAZUL USMAN GANI vs DISTT.&SESSIONS JUDGE,NAGPUR — C.A. No. 1010/2000

Case Summary: MOHD. RIAZUL USMAN GANI v. DISTT. & SESSIONS JUDGE, NAGPUR The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's dismissal of the appellants' challenge to peon recruitment criteria in Maharashtra's Subordinate Judiciary. While the Court acknowledged that short-listing criteria during mass recruitment can be permissible, it found the fourth criterion—excluding candidates educated beyond Standard VII—to be arbitrary and irrational. The Court held that higher qualifications cannot disadvantage candidates and ruled such exclusion amounts to impermissible reservation. However, already-appointed candidates were not disturbed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.