In Brief
The appellant, a Scheduled Caste candidate, claimed he should have been appointed as Agricultural Development Officer to a post reserved for SC category, even though a senior General category candidate (Baghel Singh) was selected. The Supreme Court did not decide the substantive issue, as it had not been fully argued before the High Court, affected parties were absent, and the appellant had retired. The Court instead allowed the appellant to file a representation to the State within one month for reconsideration of his notional promotion claim, with the State to pass orders within four months after hearing."
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