Chandan vs The State Of Jharkhand on 18 October, 2023
The Hon'ble Apex Court, by considering all the judgments as
referred above, has also considered the judgment rendered in Ritesh R.
Sah vs. Dr. Y.L. Yamul and Ors., (supra); R.K. Sabharwal vs. State of
Punjab (supra); Union of India v. Virpal Singh Chauhan, (1995) 6 SCC
684; as also the judgment rendered in Saurav Yadav and Ors. vs. State of
Uttar Pradesh and Ors., (2021) 4 SCC 542 has been pleased to answer
the issue. The appeal was dismissed and the view of the High Court was
upheld wherein it was observed and held that the two reserved category
candidates, namely, Mr. Alok Kumar Yadav and Mr. Dinesh Kumar
having more marks than the general category candidates appointed, were
entitled to the appointment in the general category and the seats reserved
for OBC category were required to be filled in from and amongst the
remaining candidates belonging to the OBC category. Consequently.
Paragraph-30 of the said judgment reads as under: