Karnataka high court
If the names of such candidates are found in the revised final select list dated Oct 26, 2023, then the commissioner of the transport department shall issue appointment orders to them. They shall be entitled to all benefits, a division bench of Justices R Devdas and K Manmadha Rao observed in its order while quashing the March 31, 2026, order passed by Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT) rejecting their petitions. “Therefore, acceptance of certificates issued by KSRTC, BMTC and the other state-owned transport corporations indicating that the candidates have experience in repairs of HGV and HPV petrol vehicles is clearly unreasonable, knowing fully well that for the past several decades there have been no petrol vehicles in the category of HGV and HPV in India; the statement made in such certificates issued by the state-owned corporations is a blatant lie. Even the Union ministry of road transport and highways has therefore rightly deleted the said provision, having noticed the anomaly,” the bench noted.
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