The Supreme Court has ruled that an appointment secured on the basis of a forged caste certificate is void abinitio, and that Government Resolutions and Circulars cannot protect such appointees. A bench of Justices Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Sanjeev Khanna was hearing an appeal filed against a Bombay High Court decision. In this case, the
Appointment on the basis of a Fraudulent Caste Certificate is Void in the Eyes of Law, Rules SC
