Ashok Kumar Jain vs Rajasthan Pub.Ser.Comm.Th.Its Ch. & ...

The Supreme Court addressed the eligibility of the appellant to participate in the Rajasthan combined competitive examination under the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services (Direct Recruitment by Combined Competitive Examinations) Rules 1962. The Court held that the appellant had exhausted his maximum allowed attempts as an open market candidate and could not claim eligibility under the Non-Gazetted Employees quota due to his promotion to a Gazetted post. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition, affirming that the amended rules were applicable and did not violate principles of fair play.