R. Ranjith Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu

Supreme Court of India2025 EduLaw (SC) 528

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The Supreme Court invalidated a Tamil Nadu government order that gave in-service candidates seniority over open market recruits despite the latter scoring higher marks, emphasizing that in direct recruitment through exam seniority must be based on marks and not past service.