Woman Candidate’s Appointment Ordered; Age Relaxation Cannot Bar Merit in Open Category Selection: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur delivered an important judgment clarifying that a woman candidate, once granted age relaxation under recruitment rules, cannot be excluded from competing in the open unreserved category merely because her age exceeds the standard limit for open candidates. The Court emphasized that denying such consideration amounts to discrimination and defeats the purpose of age relaxation. Parties to the Writ Petition The writ petition was…