In Brief
A Police Constable applicant challenged the rejection of his candidacy because he had not produced a non-creamy layer certificate (required for OBC reservation) at the specified time. The High Court upheld this rejection. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal in part, directing the State Administrative Tribunal to reconsider the application expeditiously within three months, following production of the certificate. The Court imposed no timeline pressure and reserved all substantive judgment on the merits to the Tribunal, focusing on procedural fairness and timely adjudication rather than the substantive validity of the rejection.
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