KSH.LAKSHAHEB SINGH vs STATE OF MANIPUR

The Supreme Court held that the recruitment process for the post of Assistant Engineers in the Public Health Engineering Department must adhere to the Manipur Assistant Engineer (Civil/Mechanical)/Assistant Surveyor of Works Recruitment Rules, 2009, which stipulate a 60% promotional and 40% direct recruitment quota. The Court ruled that the State Government's prior ban on direct recruitment, established due to financial constraints, does not permit the initiation of direct recruitment until the ban is lifted. Consequently, the Court quashed the order for direct recruitment, affirming the necessity of following the established recruitment rules.