राम किशन बनाम हरियाणा लोक सेवा आयोग
| Citation | CWP No. 12890 of 2017 (P&H) |
| Court | Punjab & Haryana High Court |
| Date | 2017 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Bench | A.K. Mittal, Arun Palli JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 16, Article 226 |
| Category | Haryana-Specific, Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
HPSC cannot change the criteria or weightage for selection after the recruitment process has commenced. Any change in rules mid-process violates Article 14 and principles of fairness.
Candidates challenged changes made by HPSC to selection criteria after the recruitment process had already commenced, arguing this was arbitrary and unfair.
The Court held that changing selection criteria or weightage mid-process is impermissible. Once a recruitment process commences based on published rules, those rules become binding on the recruiting body. Any mid-process change violates the principles of fairness, transparency, and Article 14.
This judgment protects candidates from arbitrary changes in HPSC recruitment processes and ensures stability and predictability in the selection procedure.
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