In Brief
These consolidated civil appeals challenged the cancellation of job appointment offers to candidates who were later found ineligible upon verification of records. The Supreme Court, referring to its parallel judgment in Amol v. State of Maharashtra, upheld the High Court's decision. The Court held that appointments offered based on a mistake of fact can be corrected when subsequent verification shows candidates did not meet merit-based eligibility criteria. Finding no merit in the appeals, the Court dismissed all five consolidated petitions with no order as to costs.
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