Supreme Court of India

THE WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO. LTD & ORS. versus DIPENDU BISWAS & ORS.

2026 INSC 330

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 10262/2025
Judgment date
2026-04-07
Petitioner / appellant
THE WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO. LTD & ORS.
Respondent
DIPENDU BISWAS & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 330
Other citation
[2026] 4 S.C.R. 600
CNR
ESCR010001312026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH
Author judge
SANJAY KAROL
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Matter pertains to the manner of filling of a vacancy reserved for Person with Disability with Low Vision (PWD-LV) in the Unreserved category UR (PWD-LV), where the recruitment notification stipulated that in case of unreserved candidate in the PWD-LV category, the vacancy will be filled up by PWD candidates of other categories as per merit.

Headnote excerpt

Service law – Reservation – Filling up of unreserved vacancies by reserved candidates – Mobility of a PWD-LV candidate from reserved

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