K. Prabhakara Rao vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors.

The Supreme Court held that the fixation of minimum percentage of marks for the viva-voce test under paragraph 205 of the Indian Railway Establishment Manual is illegal, as upheld by previous judgments of the Ernakulam Bench of the Tribunal in O.A. 389/1989, O.A. 149/1992, and O.A. 837/1991. The Court ruled that the appellant, being similarly situated to the applicants in the aforementioned OAs, is entitled to the same relief, thereby setting aside the Madras Tribunal's order. The appeal was allowed, directing the Railway Administration to reconsider the appellant's case without the qualifying marks requirement.