K. K. WAHI & ORS vs THE GENERAL MANAGER, N. RLY. & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court's decision affirming the cancellation of a selection panel by the Railway Board under the Indian Railway Establishment Manual, specifically paragraph 216. The Court established that the competent authority's power to cancel a panel is valid if procedural irregularities or defects are found, which was the case here. The Court held that only five of the nine petitioners could be selected due to the limited number of vacancies, thus affirming the cancellation of the panel as proper.