REG. GENERAL, CALCUTTA HIGH COURT vs SHRINIVAS PRASAD SHAH .

The Supreme Court held that the West Bengal Public Service Commission erred in treating the respondent as a general candidate instead of a Scheduled Tribe member for the West Bengal Judicial Service Examination, 2007. The Court emphasized the necessity of considering valid certificates from competent authorities, referencing the precedent set in Kumari Madhuri Patil v. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development (1994) 6 SCC 241. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to appoint the respondent as a Scheduled Tribe candidate, thereby affirming the lower court's ruling.