Public Recruitment

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Rajasthan Public Service Commission v. Lavanshu Sankhla & Ors. (2026 INSC 444) is an important ruling on the issue of the public recruitment eligibility date in government service appointments. Delivered by Honourable Justice Vikram Nath and Honourable Justice Sandeep Mehta on 4 May 2026, the judgment settles a recurring controversy in public recruitment law — whether candidates must possess essential qualifications on the last date of application or whether...

The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that public recruitment selection criteria cannot be altered after a recruitment process has begun. In the BPSC Assistant Engineer case, the court held that changing rules after candidates had taken the exam was unfair and legally impermissible.

Supreme Court affirms the importance of consistency in public recruitment, ruling on qualifications for Kerala PSC's LDC posts.