SUNIL SHAMRAO JADHAV vs KOLHAPUR MUNICIPAL CORP. THR. ITS COMMISSIONER

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation's decision to relax educational qualifications for the appointment of Assistant Traffic Inspectors, as per Regulation No. 1 and Regulation 6. The Court held that the Corporation could not unilaterally relax qualifications without justifiable reasons documented in writing, thus affirming the High Court's decision that the appointments were invalid. However, considering the long service of the appointed candidates, the Court allowed them to participate in future recruitment processes with age relaxation.