UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION vs AJAYA KUMAR DAS . — C.A. No. 6295/2001

Summary: The Supreme Court granted special leave and allowed UPSC's appeal on September 10, 2001, setting aside the High Court of Orissa's decision. The Court rejected the High Court's reasoning that examination results declared in March 1990 could be "related back" to the 1989 examination date for eligibility purposes. The respondent, an Assistant Audit Officer who qualified in the Subordinate Accounts Service Examination in 1989, did not meet the eligibility requirement of five years' regular service as of January 1, 1995 (the cutoff date for the 1995 Audit and Accounts Services Examination), as he would only complete five years in March 1995. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.