TEJ PRAKASH PATHAK vs RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of recruitment procedures under the Rajasthan High Court Staff Service Rules 2002, emphasizing that once a recruitment process begins, the eligibility criteria must remain unchanged as per Article 229(2) of the Constitution of India. The Court expressed doubt regarding the correctness of the K. Manjusree decision, which did not consider the earlier ruling in Subash Chander Marwaha, and directed that the matter be referred to a larger bench for authoritative clarification. The outcome of this appeal is pending further examination by the larger bench.