DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND CHAIRMAN VIZIANAGARAM(SOCIAL WELFARE vs M. TRIPURA SUNDARI DEVI

The Supreme Court held that under Article 16 of the Constitution of India, qualifications specified in a recruitment advertisement must be adhered to, and any appointment made in disregard of these qualifications is illegal. The Court emphasized that such appointments amount to a fraud on the public, as they undermine the merit-based selection process. In this case, the appointment of a candidate with a third class degree, when the requirement was a second class degree, was deemed invalid, and the appeal was allowed, directing that the candidate be appointed only after meeting the specified qualifications.