State Of Punjab And Ors vs Manjit Singh And Ors

The Supreme Court held that the Punjab Public Service Commission's decision to conduct a screening test and set minimum qualifying marks for the recruitment of Medical Officers was arbitrary and discriminatory, violating the principles of fairness in public service selection. The Court emphasized that the Commission, as a constitutional authority, must ensure efficiency while adhering to lawful directives, and ruled that the Commission must interview all eligible candidates without the screening test. Consequently, the appeals by the Commission and the State of Punjab were dismissed, upholding the High Court's directive.