In Brief
The State of Bihar challenged a High Court order directing it to appoint a police constable candidate with additional marks for an NCC 'B' certificate despite his failure to submit the required photocopy with his original application. The advertisement mandated submission of photocopies by the application deadline; the candidate submitted the certificate only after the physical test, three years later. The Supreme Court held that candidates must comply with all advertisement conditions by the stipulated cut-off date, and only documents submitted with the original application shall be considered. The candidate could not improve his case in later litigation with new pleadings. The appointing authority correctly refused the additional marks. The Court quashed the Division Bench order and restored the Single Judge's dismissal.
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