The MP High Court stated that the advantages of migration should be available to deserving candidates from reserved categories at every stage of judicial services recruitment.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that meritorious candidates from reserved categories will be allowed to compete for unreserved category positions in all future recruitment exams held by the High Court’s Examination Cell. This decision came after a Writ Petition was filed by the Anusuchit Jati, Evam Jan Jati Adhikari Karamchari Sangh. The division bench, led by Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain, noted that the Supreme Court in the Deependra Yadav case supported the idea of allowing meritorious reserved category candidates to be considered for unreserved positions at all selection stages, as previously established in the Kishore Choudhary case.
The petitioner was represented by Advocates Rameshwar Singh Thakur and Vinayak Prasad Shah. They argued that no meritorious reserved category candidates were placed in unreserved seats during the preliminary examination, but only in the final results after the mains and interviews. This situation creates significant injustice for reserved category candidates, affecting their rights as guaranteed by Articles 14 and 16 of the Indian Constitution. They further argued that during the preliminary selection, meritorious candidates, including those from reserved categories, should have been chosen for unreserved seats.
The Court referenced a recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Deependra Yadav and others Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. This case focused on granting migration benefits to deserving candidates from reserved categories during the preliminary exam stage. The Court stated, “From now on, in all future recruitment exams by the Examination Cell of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, migration benefits will be given to deserving reserved category candidates in the unreserved category at all stages of the selection process. However, it is important to note that ongoing recruitment exams where the preliminary or main exams have already taken place will not be impacted by this order.” The Petition was therefore approved.
Cause Title: Anusuchit Jati, Evam Jan Jati Adhikari Karamchari Sangh vs. MP High Court of Madhya Pradesh And Others. (2024:MPHC-JBP:57055)
