Union Of India & Ors vs Rajesh P.U., Puthuvalnikathu & Anr on 30 July, 2003
In the case of Union of India & Others vs. Rajesh
P.U. Puthuvalnikathu & Another (supra), cited by
learned counsel for the petitioners, the Supreme Court
has held that if it was impossible to weed out the
beneficiaries of irregularities, or illegalities, there
was no justification to deny appointment to those
selected candidates whose selection was not found
vitiated, in any manner. In the present case, the
authorities have prepared a new select list on the
basis of marks obtained in the selection process by
weeding out the candidates like the petitioners, who
have obtained the appointment on the basis of false
caste certificates in the category of scheduled caste,
not specified scheduled caste in the State of
Chhattisgarh. The petitioner No.4 was selected in the
general category on the basis of merit.