SURESHKUMAR LALITKUMAR PATEL vs THE STATE OF GUJARAT

The Supreme Court examined the validity of a decision by the Gujarat High Court that upheld the Departmental Selection Committee's reduction of qualifying marks for the post of Supervisor Instructor to include candidates under horizontal reservation. The Court considered whether such post-result modifications are permissible and whether they violate principles of fairness and merit. The Court emphasized the importance of maintaining transparency and fairness in recruitment processes and scrutinized the legality of the decision to alter qualifying criteria after publication of results.