Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 15 · Decided 6 January 2026
Union of India v. G. Kiran & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 15 · [2026] 1 S.C.R. 141
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 51/2026
- Decided
- 6 January 2026
- Bench
- J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Whether a reserved category candidate who availed relaxation while qualifying Preliminary Examination, though secured more marks than cut-off of the General Category candidate in the Main Examination and Interview for personality test and secured place in the final merit candidate for cadre allocation against an unreserved vacancy. The Rules for a competitive examination to be held by the Union Public Service Commission in 2013 (Exam Rules, 2013) - rr.1, 13, 14(ii), 17(1) - Vacancies in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) -
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