In Brief
The Delhi government rejected applications from OBC candidates who qualified the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) in other states using a 5% pass mark relaxation, seeking Special Education Teacher posts in Delhi. The applicants challenged this, arguing they scored higher than some selected general category candidates. The High Court allowed their challenge, relying on Vikas Sankhala. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that candidates qualifying under OBC relaxation cannot migrate to unreserved category posts without meeting the standard 60% pass mark for the general category. The relaxation benefit has no neutralizing factor in Delhi's recruitment process, and allowing such migration would dilute merit in the unreserved category, violating constitutional reservation principles.
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