In Brief
The Commissioner of Municipal Administration challenged a High Court Division Bench order directing consideration of an employee (originally appointed as Road Gang Mazdoor) for appointment as Overseer against future vacancies. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court order, holding that qualifications alone cannot justify appointment to a public post and that recruitment must follow prescribed rules. The Court found the High Court's repeated directions, including contempt threats, to be patently illegal and in disregard of fundamental legal principles governing public service appointments.
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