State Of Orissa & Anr vs Rajkishore Nanda & Ors Etc. Etc

The Supreme Court upheld the Orissa High Court's modification of the Orissa Administrative Tribunal's order, which directed the State to appoint candidates from the 1995 merit list for Junior Clerks. The Court clarified that the selection process must adhere to the Orissa Ministerial Service (Method of Recruitment to Posts of Junior Clerks in the District Offices) Rules, 1985, emphasizing that appointments should be made until the entire select list is exhausted. The appeal by the State was dismissed, affirming the necessity to offer appointments to candidates who were not initially selected but remained on the merit list.