Supreme Court of India
Jagjit Singh v. State of Punjab
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, we are unable to sustain the judgment and order of the High Court.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Service matter-Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branclt)-One out of six posts for each year reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates-Appellant, a Scheduled Caste candidate placed third in merit list of Scheduled Castes candi dates-One of the two candidates resigned a year after appointment-Appellant laid claim for resultant vacancy-If could be appointed-State Government Circular-Scope e~plained. Ih each of the two years of 1971 and 1972 there were six vacancies in the Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch).
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