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A female candidate who is 10 times more meritorious than a male candidate is deprived from being participating in the selection process, the Court noted in its order.
Twitter submitted that invocation of Article 226 was not limited to violation of constitutional rights and it had no other efficacious remedy apart from approaching the High Court.
The Court added that people or their representatives need not be heard while taking a policy decision such as this one.
The ASG emphasised that only when there was a threat to the sovereignty of India or public order, would the Central government intervene.
Reducing the cut-off to provide employment to a particular category, when others have already acquired rights due to the publication of results, would be an affront to Article 14 of the Constitution, Supreme Court said.