UNION OF INDIA vs SUDHIR KUMAR JAISWAL

The Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Union Public Service Commission's decision to fix 1st August as the cut-off date for determining the age eligibility of candidates for the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Foreign Service examinations. The Court emphasized that there can be no arbitrariness in the fixation of a cut-off date, as established under Article 14 of the Constitution, which prohibits arbitrary action by administrative authorities. The Court found that the previous ruling by the Central Administrative Tribunal declaring the cut-off date arbitrary was incorrect, thereby affirming the Commission's decision.