100 Landmark Judgments: Shaping the Policies of UPSC and Public Service Commissions in India | A UPSC-NALSAR Collaborative Publication

100 Landmark Judgments: Shaping the Policies of UPSC and Public Service Commissions in India, brings together a century of constitutional and administrative principles that have shaped recruitment to public services in India.

A collaborative work of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and NALSAR University of Law, the book presents 100 important judgments that have defined the legal framework within which Public Service Commissions and recruiting authorities operate.

Organised thematically, it examines the constitutional foundations and autonomy of Public Service Commissions, eligibility and appointments, recruitment procedures, reservation and social justice, examinations and evaluation, administrative powers, governance and accountability, and age relaxation and sports quota. Each judgment is presented through a structured analysis of its Facts, Issues, Decision, Ratio, and Significance, making complex jurisprudence easier to understand and apply.

Together, these cases illuminate the principles of equality, fairness, merit, transparency, and freedom from arbitrariness that govern public recruitment, while showing how constitutional principles are translated into the everyday functioning of recruiting institutions.

An essential reference for Public Service Commissions, government departments, practitioners, scholars, students and aspirants, this volume provides a coherent map of the law governing one of the most consequential functions of the State.

Foreword by Dr Ajay Kumar, Hon'ble Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
Acknowledgment by Shri Shashi Ranjan Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Union Public Service Commission
Introduction by Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
Table of Cases
1. Constitutional Foundations and Institutional Autonomy of Public Service Commissions
2. Appointments and Eligibility Criteria
3. Recruitment Procedures and Administrative Fairness
4. Reservation and Social Justice
5. Applications and Procedural Deficiencies
6. Examinations and Evaluations
7. Confidential Reports, Departmental Promotion Committees, and Service Records
8. Administrative Discretion, Rule-Making, and Institutional Powers
9. Governance, Accountability, and Ethical Standards
10. Age Relaxation and Sports Quota
Subject Index