Waitlisted Candidate’s Claim to Principal Post Rejected After Repeal of Old Law: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a waitlisted candidate who sought appointment as Principal of Meerut College in Uttar Pradesh after refusing to join the college originally allotted to him. The Court held that once a recommendation for appointment had already been issued under the old recruitment law, authorities could not later change the place of posting after the repeal of that law. A Bench comprising Justice…