In Brief
U.P. Jal Nigam sought to challenge the High Court's judgment that quashed its order declaring 122 Assistant Engineer appointments void ab initio due to irregularities in the selection process. The Supreme Court held that while the High Court correctly found the appointments had been cancelled without affording natural justice (no notice or hearing to appointees, and failure to distinguish between affected and unaffected candidates), the Court could not entertain a fresh challenge to the same judgment. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision but clarified that U.P. Jal Nigam remains free to pass a fresh, reasoned order in accordance with law after providing proper opportunity of hearing to affected candidates.
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