Union Of India vs G. Kiran

insc-2026-15 Supreme Court of India 6 January 2026 • Special Leave Petition (C) No. 4743 of 2020; Special Leave Petition (C) No. 4067 of 2022 • 31 min read
7 cases cited (0 SG, 7 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Case Significance

Union Of India vs G. Kiran is a Supreme Court of India decision dated January 6, 2026 (citation: insc-2026-15). The appeal concerned whether a reserved category IFS candidate who availed relaxation in Prelims could be treated as general merit for cadre allocation. The Supreme Court held that having availed relaxed standard, the candidate cannot be treated as selected on general standard for insider vacancy allocation. The bench comprised Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.K. Maheshwari.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 7 case citations.

Summary

The appeal concerned whether a reserved category IFS candidate who availed relaxation in Prelims could be treated as general merit for cadre allocation. The Supreme Court held that having availed relaxed standard, the candidate cannot be treated as selected on general standard for insider vacancy allocation.

What was the outcome of Union Of India vs G. Kiran?

The appeal concerned whether a reserved category IFS candidate who availed relaxation in Prelims could be treated as general merit for cadre allocation. The Supreme Court held that having availed rela...

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(2010) 3 SCC 119 (2015) 16 SCC 778 (2017) 1 SCC 350 (2017) 12 SCC 680 (2018) 11 SCC 352 (2019) 7 SCC 383 2026 INSC 15

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