MUKUL SAIKIA vs STATE OF ASSAM .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Gauhati High Court, affirming that the appellants, who were not appointed as Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) due to the exhaustion of the select list, could not claim appointment beyond the advertised vacancies as per the Assam Public Service Commission (Limitation of Function) Regulation, 1951. The Court emphasized that the regularization of services for candidates who did not succeed in the selection process was contrary to recruitment rules, thereby establishing that backdoor entries into state services are impermissible. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the High Court's ruling.