Srinivasa T. v. State of Karnataka

Civil Services (Karnataka) — Validation of Selection and Appointment of 2011 Batch Gazetted Probationers Act 2022 — Legislative validation — Final judicial decisions — Corruption and nepotism in recruitment — Fresh selection and one-time age relaxation.

A recruitment to 362 Group A and B posts notified in 2011 was annulled after findings of widespread corruption and nepotism. The cancellation was upheld in successive judicial proceedings. The State nevertheless enacted the 2022 validation statute and made appointments under it. Unsuccessful candidates challenged the statute and the High Court orders sustaining it.