Supreme Court of India

Laxmikant Sharma v. State of M.P.

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Bench Sanjay Karol and Vipul M. Pancholi JJ.
Decided 4 December 2025

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We hold that: A. the appellant possessed the requisite academic qualification when reasonably construed in the context of the advertisement dated 07.11.2012 and the surroundings circumstances; and B. the impugned judgment of the Division Bench, affirming the decision of the Single Bench, is unsustainable and warrants interference of this Court.

Judgment, page 17

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