In Brief
In this civil appeal, candidates challenged their removal from a recruitment select list after a computer efficiency test was introduced midway through the selection process. The High Court had quashed the removal, finding that altering selection criteria after the process commenced violated established legal principles. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's order, rejecting arguments that it was per incuriam. The Court reaffirmed that recruitment procedures cannot be modified mid-stream and candidates cannot be evaluated against criteria introduced after the original selection list was formed. The appeals were dismissed.
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