In Brief
The State of West Bengal challenged a High Court order requiring it to appoint six candidates selected under a 2007 recruitment notification for Assistant Investigator positions, despite subsequent amendments to recruitment rules during the course of protracted litigation. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, holding that equity and fairness warrant appointing the six already-selected candidates under the original notification, after which the State may conduct fresh selection under the new rules for remaining vacancies. The Court emphasised this direction was peculiar to the case's circumstances and would not serve as precedent.
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