Balbir Singh vs State Of Haryana & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision rejecting the appellant's claim for appointment as an Art and Craft teacher, affirming that candidates from the backward class `A' category were rightly appointed based on merit, as they scored higher than the cut-off for the general category. The Court noted that the appellant's score of 62 marks was below the last selected candidate's score of 71 marks, and emphasized that the waiting list had lapsed on 27th April 2000, precluding any further appointments from it. Thus, the Court found no illegality in the appointment process followed by the authorities.