East Coast Railway & Anr vs Mahadev Appa Rao & Ors on 7 July, 2010
9. On the question of cancellation of recruitment, in the law cited by the learned counsel for the applicant i.e. East Coast Railway (supra), the Honble Supreme Court has stipulated that when such tests are cancelled, it has to be an informed decision and there should be proper justification. We feel that the respondents have been able to establish that a major mistake had been committed in eligibility and the only course left to them was to cancel the selection in the interest of justice. Thus it cannot be called arbitrary. Therefore, the criteria set forth by the Honble Supreme Court is satisfied. The claim of the applicants to appoint them as AFI is, therefore, not justified and thus not allowed.