In Brief
The Food Corporation of India appealed against interim directions issued by the Allahabad High Court requiring candidates rejected in a recruitment process for Assistant General Manager (Legal) posts to submit evidence of eligibility. The candidates claimed they had failed to furnish required experience details in their applications. The Supreme Court declined to examine the merits—noting the matter was pending in the High Court for over a decade—but found the High Court's interim directions unjustified. The Court stayed the High Court's directions and directed its own interim order staying those directions to remain operative during the High Court proceedings. The Court requested the High Court to dispose of the matter within six months.
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