BIHAR STATE ELEC. BOARD vs SURESH PRASAD

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's direction to the Bihar State Electricity Board to fill vacancies from a merit list of candidates who did not initially join was unjustified. The Court emphasized that the Board had the discretion to fill vacancies as per its recruitment policy and that the candidates who did not join could not claim a right to appointment. The appeal by the Electricity Board was allowed, and the High Court's order was set aside, reaffirming the Board's authority in recruitment matters under the relevant employment regulations.