Sr.Law Manager,Indian Oil Corp.Ld.& ... vs Guru Shakti Singh & Anr

The Supreme Court held that the mere preparation of a merit panel does not entitle a candidate to appointment as a distributor, as established in the case involving Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. The Court affirmed the decision to cancel the selection process due to allegations of irregularities in the marking system, emphasizing that the validity of the merit panel could be questioned based on the selection process's integrity. The Court upheld the lower court's ruling that the first respondent should not be granted the distributorship without addressing the alleged irregularities, thereby allowing the appellants to conduct fresh interviews.