Tarik Doke And Ors. vs State Of Arunachal Pradesh And Ors. on 12 April, 2007
22. Much emphasis has been put in the decision of the Apex Court in the case of Sodagar Singh (supra). That was also a case relating to relaxation of recruitment rules. Rule 8 of the Punjab Roadways (Ministerial) State Service Class III Rules, 1977 provided that no person shall be appointed to the service unless he has requisite qualifications and experience, as specified in the particular column. On a reading of Rule 8, the Apex Court found that was no clause for relaxation. It was under the circumstances that it was held that the Government could not have provided relaxation to the candidates.