Supreme Court of India

UNION OF INDIA versus G. KIRAN & ORS.

2026 INSC 15

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 51/2026
Judgment date
2026-01-06
Petitioner / appellant
UNION OF INDIA
Respondent
G. KIRAN & ORS.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 15
Other citation
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 141
CNR
ESCR010000072026
Bench / judges
J.K. MAHESHWARI
Author judge
J.K. MAHESHWARI
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether a reserved category candidate who availed relaxation while qualifying Preliminary Examination, though secured more marks than cut-off of the General Category candidate in the Main Examination and Interview for personality test and secured place in the final merit candidate for cadre allocation against an unreserved vacancy.

Headnote excerpt

The Rules for a competitive examination to be held by the Union Public Service Commission in 2013 (Exam Rules, 2013) – rr.1, 13, 14(ii), 17(1) – Vacancies in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) –

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