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RAVI NATH TILHARI, V. SRINIVAS
Sandrapati Vijaya Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. merit based selection for reserved categories. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 10) |
| 2. issues of merit and category under appointment procedures. (Para 12) |
| 3. arguments for merit-based adjustments. (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 4. local candidates and reservation rules. (Para 23 , 24 , 26 , 47 , 49) |
| 5. judicial precedents affirming merit principle. (Para 28 , 29 , 40) |
| 6. law regarding selection based on merit and the effect on reservation. (Para 34) |
| 7. court's directive on implementation of selection rules. (Para 41 , 44 , 78) |
| 8. final ruling on candidates' appointments. (Para 46 , 76 , 77) |
JUDGMENT
RAVI NATH TILHARI, J. - Heard Sri N. Ravi Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.No.35726 of 2018 and Sri S. Satyanarayana Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, in W.P.No.37037 of 2018. Smt Sumathi, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare Department and Sri T. Balakrishna, learned standing counsel for Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, (in short, APPSC) in both the writ petitions.
2. In W.P.No.35726 of 2018 the memo of proof of service on the unofficial respondents 4 to 9 open competition category, selected candidates, securing lesser marks than the petitioners was f
Reserved category candidates with higher merit than general candidates are entitled to selection in open categories without impacting their quotas, maintaining the integrity of reservation principles....
The court affirmed that horizontal reservation must be applied correctly, ensuring merit-based selection without exceeding prescribed quotas, and upheld the applicant's claim for appointment due to i....
Candidates securing higher marks than unreserved category cannot claim reservation benefits unless explicitly provided by state policy; constitutional provisions require formal policy to confer reser....
It is well-established that an authority cannot make any selection/appointment beyond the number of posts advertised, even if there were a larger number of posts available than those advertised.
Reservation policies in public employment must prioritize merit; candidates from reserved categories who qualify for general positions based on merit are to be treated as general category candidates.
Candidates from reserved categories, if selected on the basis of their own merit, cannot be counted against the quota for their vertical reservation categories. The application of horizontal reservat....
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