In Brief
The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by the Commissioner of Police against a Delhi High Court decision that had mandated the appointment of two candidates to Constable (Executive) posts in Delhi Police. The candidates had failed to meet the cut-off marks for the OBC category after an Expert Committee revised the recruitment examination's answer key to correct errors. The Court held that candidates cannot be appointed to public service positions if they fail to meet the prescribed eligibility criteria for their category, despite the revision occurring during the recruitment process before final appointments were made. The Court affirmed that merit-based selection principles are binding and override judicial mandamus in such circumstances."
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