T. Jayakumar vs A. Gopu & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision to accept the second application of respondent no.1, despite it being submitted after the deadline, was flawed. The Court emphasized that the first application was invalid due to lack of signature, and the second application could not retroactively validate the first. The Court upheld the appointment of the appellant as Extra Departmental Branch Post Master, affirming the principle that adherence to application deadlines is critical in public employment matters.