State Of M.P. & Ors vs Sanjay Kumar Pathak & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of the amendment to Rule 10(3) of the Madhya Pradesh Non-Gazetted Class III Education Service Recruitment and Promotion Rules, 1973, which allowed the State Government to prescribe selection criteria. The Court held that the amendment was valid and did not violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, thereby upholding the recruitment process for Assistant Teachers initiated in 1993. The Court's decision reversed the Administrative Tribunal's ruling that had declared the amendment illegal, allowing the appointments to proceed.