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Santosh B Naik vs State Of Goa

Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
Oct 6, 2026
Citation
2026 INSC 1089
Judges
Aravind Kumar, Vipul M. Pancholi

AI breakdown

  • The case focused on whether an NIOS certificate meets the requirement of passing the 10th standard under the 10+2 education system for a vocational instructor job.
  • The Supreme Court decided that an open school certificate does not fulfill the 10+2 requirement, overturning the High Court's earlier decision.
  • The court emphasized the employer's right to set specific educational qualifications and maintained the importance of adhering to recruitment rules.

Outcome

For the aforesaid reasons, the present appeal is allowed.

Taken from the judgment's conclusion. Check the full text for the exact order.

Parties

  • Applicant

    Santosh B Naik

  • Respondent

    State Of Goa

Judgment text (excerpt)
Santosh B Naik vs State Of Goa on 6 October, 2026 Author: Aravind Kumar Bench: Aravind Kumar 2026 INSC 1089 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13460 OF 2026 (Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 35916 of 2026) [Diary No. 11600 of 2025] SANTOSH B. NAIK … APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF GOA & ORS. … RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT VIPUL M. PANCHOLI, J. 1. Delay condoned. 2. Leave granted. 3. The present appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 11.01.2024 passed by the High Court of Bombay at Goa in Signature Not Verified Writ Petition No. 272 of 2023, whereby the High Court allowed Digitally signed by NEHA GUPTA Date: 2026.10.06 16:28:13 IST Reason: the writ petition filed by Respondent No. 3 herein, quashed the Minutes of the Meeting dated 23.03.2023 issued by the Page 1 of 23 Departmental Selection Committee as well as the communication dated 12.04.2023, and directed the concerned authorities to consider the case of Respondent No. 3 for recruitment to the post of Vocational Instructor (Practical) in the trade of Plumber, in light of the marks secured by him in the written examination. FACTUAL MATRIX 4. The brief facts of the case are as under: 4.1 Respondent No. 2 i.e., the Directorate of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of Goa, issued an advertisement dated 05.11.2021 inviting applications for various posts, including the post of Vocational Instructor (Practical) in the trade of Plumber. The Recruitment Rules governing the said post had been notified vide Official Gazette dated 20.04.2006 (hereinafter …
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