In Brief
An OBC candidate applied for a Laboratory Assistant post in the Export Inspection Council of India under the OBC category with age relaxation, scored 82 marks but was not selected. The general category had no qualifying candidates above the minimum cut-off of 70 marks. The appellant sought accommodation in the general category, contending that relaxation granted to reserved categories should create a level playing field. The Supreme Court dismissed her appeal, holding that Department of Personnel and Training's orders expressly bar SC/ST/OBC candidates who avail any relaxation from being considered for general vacancies. The Court distinguished Jitendra Kumar Singh, which involved a different statutory framework without such an express bar, and noted the appellant did not challenge the constitutional validity of these provisions.
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