Supreme Court Reiterates 'Merit Over Category' Principle for Job Appointments
Published on: Jan. 16, 2026, 6:52 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The Supreme Court ruled that reserved category candidates scoring above the general category cutoff should be considered for unreserved seats. This decision, reaffirming principles of merit and equality, overturns a previous Kerala High Court judgment that favored restricting them to reserved category quotas.
