V.Gopal vs P.Ganaselvaudayakumari & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the appointment of the appellant to the post of P.G. Assistant was valid despite the respondent's claim, as her application was submitted late and could not be considered. The Court emphasized that the respondent's application was not received by the Director, Social Welfare, within the stipulated time frame, as required by the notice issued under the Government Order No.511-Education dated March 16, 1959. The Court upheld the decision of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal and reversed the High Court's ruling that attributed responsibility to the appellant for the delay in application submission.