The Supreme Court has held that the rule of communal rotation under the Cochin University of Science and Technology Act, 1986 (the University Act) applies immediately to a vacancy arising from the resignation of an appointee, even if a valid rank list exists. The Court dismissed the appeal filed by a waitlisted candidate, ruling that
Communal Rotation Applies to Vacancy Arising from Resignation Even During Rank List Validity; SC Dismisses Plea of Waitlisted Candidate
