(1.) The neat point involved in the present two appeals is with regard to the powers of the Selection Committee to reduce the cut-off marks of different categories of posts at the time of verification of documents and preparation of the final select list.
(2.) Brief facts giving rise to the present dispute are as under:
(3.) Aggrieved by the said decision, two petitions were filed before this Court registered as Special Civil Application No.21988 of 2016 and Special Civil Application No.4708 of 2017. The learned Single Judge after hearing the learned counsels for the parties vide CAV judgment and order dated 14.06.2019 allowed the writ petitions relying upon the following four judgments of the Supreme Court and one Division Bench judgment of this Court by holding that after declaration of result, the Selection Committee had no such power and exercise of such power by the Selection Committee was illegal and accordingly quashed the decision of the Selection Committee to reduce the cut-off marks:-