Union Of India & Others vs S. Vinodh Kumar & Others

The Supreme Court held that the Railway Administration must appoint candidates who have qualified for the posts of 'Gangman' by lowering the cut-off marks for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) vacancies, as per the provisions of reservation under Article 16 of the Constitution. The Court emphasized that the interests of SC/ST candidates must be protected in future selections, allowing for the appointment of candidates from other categories in unfilled SC/ST vacancies. The judgment reversed the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision, thereby directing the Railway Administration to comply with the order to fill the vacancies accordingly.