Mrs. Rekha Chaturvedi vs University Of Rajasthan And Ors on 13 January, 1993
Mrs. Rekha Chaturvedi Vs. University of Rajasthan & Ors.
JT 1993 (1) SC 220; Dr. M.V. Nair Vs. Union of India &
Ors. 1993 (2) SCC 429; and U.P. Public Service
Commission, U.P., Allahabad & Anr. Vs. Alpana JT 1994 (1)
SC 94, the High Court has held (i) that the cut off date by
reference to which the eligibility requirement must be satisfied
by the candidate seeking a public employment is the date
appointed by the relevant service rules and if there be no
cut off date appointed by the rules then such date as may be
appointed for the purpose in the advertisement calling for
applications; ii) that if there be no such date
appointed then the eligibility criteria shall be applied
by reference to the last date appointed by which the
applications have to be received by the competent authority.
The view taken by the High Court is supported by several
decisions of this Court and is therefore well settled and hence
cannot be found fault with......"