Newly Created Posts Cannot be Merged with Ongoing Recruitment Process, Clarifies Gauhati High Court

The Gauhati High Court quashed a notification that clubbed a newly created post with an ongoing recruitment process in the Mizoram Judicial Service.

The Court held that posts created after the issuance of an advertisement cannot be treated as “existing” or “anticipated” vacancies and must instead be classified as “future vacancies.”

It emphasised that including such posts mid-process would distort the recruitment framework and applicable quota calculations.

Accordingly, the Court directed that the ongoing selection be limited to the originally notified vacancy, reinforcing that recruitment must strictly follow the rules in force at the time of advertisement.

[Ms. Lalhriatpuii & Ors. v. The Gauhati High Court & Ors.]