Shimla, June 26 -- In a significant judgment protecting merit-based selection, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) to consider a candidate who originally applied under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category for appointment under the Unreserved General category, after he secured higher marks than the general cut-off and his category status changed due to employment.

The court's directive came while allowing a petition filed by Amit Singh, whose candidature for the post of Lecturer (School-New), Political Science, Class-III, was rejected by HPPSC on the grounds that his EWS status had changed following his selection as Junior Office Assistant (IT) under a different rec...