Chaya vs The State Of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court examined whether candidates from reserved categories who availed relaxation in qualifying marks in the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) are entitled to be included in the merit list for teacher recruitment conducted by the Maharashtra State Council for Education. The appellants, despite being more meritorious, were excluded from the merit list on the ground of having availed such relaxation. The Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the writ petitions, ruling that availing relaxation in qualifying exams does not entitle candidates to migrate to the general merit list. The judgment clarifies the scope of reservation benefits in recruitment processes and the treatment of qualifying examination relaxations.