ANDHRA PRADESH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION vs KOTA LINGESWARA RAO

The Supreme Court ruled that the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) must appoint Respondent No. 1 to the post of Junior Lecturer in Mathematics, as the vacancy remained unfilled due to the last selected candidate not joining. The Court interpreted the amended Rule 6 of the APPSC Rules, which specifies that the list of selected candidates must match the number of vacancies, thereby eliminating the previous practice of maintaining a waiting list. The Court held that the Commission's failure to fill the vacancy constituted a violation of the rules, necessitating the appointment of Respondent No. 1.