Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 541 · Decided 26 November 2012
Alok Kumar Pandit v. State of Assam & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 541 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 87
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8499/2012
- Decided
- 26 November 2012
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- RTI Act
Headnote
Service Law: A B Reservation - Option of choice/preference on selection c - Reserve category candidate securing higher position on merit than general category candidates - Option of choice/ preference against posts eannarked for reserved category - Held: A reserved category candidate who is candidates is entitled to 0 choose the particular service/cadre/post as per his choice/ preference and he cannot be compelled to accept appointment to an inferior post leaving the more important service/cadre/post in the reserved category for less meritorious candidate of that category - On his
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