In Brief
The Supreme Court examined whether Army personnel serving on the last application date (31st July, 2013) could later change their category status to Ex-servicemen via a November 2014 Press Note that permitted online application corrections. The Court held that the Press Note, which allowed corrections and category changes only in already-submitted forms, could not shift the original eligibility date. Candidates not eligible when applications closed remain ineligible, regardless of later amendments. The Court set aside the High Court's order permitting such changes but allowed already-appointed candidates to continue, preventing further appointments under the reversed order.
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