Mukul Saikia & Ors vs State Of Assam & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Gauhati High Court, affirming that the appellants could not claim appointment to the posts of Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) as their names appeared below the selected candidates in the merit list published by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) on 17.07.2000. The Court emphasized that the select list had exhausted with the appointment of the 27 candidates, and any future vacancies could not be filled by those who were not selected. The Court held that the regularization of services for certain candidates was a valid policy decision by the State and did not violate recruitment rules under the Assam Public Service Commission (Limitation of Function) Regulation, 1951.