Job Applicants Don't Have Legal Right To...: Supreme Court On Recruitments
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The Supreme Court, however, clarified that this is different from holding that the employer is free to act in an arbitrary manner.
A candidate who has applied for a job does not have a legal right to insist that the recruitment process set in motion be carried to its logical end, the Supreme Court has said.
A bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy said that even the inclusion of a candidate in the select list may not provide the candidate with such a right.
"The cardinal principle we must bear in mind is that this is a case of direct recruitment. A candidate who has applied does not have a legal right to insist that the recruitment process set in motion be carried to its logical end. Even inclusion of a candidate in the select list may not clothe the candidate with such a right," the bench said.
The Supreme Court, however, clarified that this is different from holding that the employer is free to act in an arbitrary manner.