NAGALAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION vs STATE OF NAGALAND & ORS.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals by the Nagaland Public Service Commission regarding the qualification for the post of Lecturer in Chemistry, holding that the prescribed qualification of M.Sc. in Chemistry must be strictly adhered to and cannot be substituted by M.Sc. in Biochemistry. The Court emphasized that the appointing authority, the State Government, has the prerogative to set qualifications, and the Commission cannot alter these requirements. The dismissal does not prevent the State from amending qualifications in the future if necessary.