Panel validity for future vacancies is governed by statutory rules; panel does not survive beyond advertised vacancies unless expressly permitted. Review jurisdiction must be exercised strictly within CPC framework and only for error apparent on record.
The direction by the State Government to appoint the appellants as Junior Electrical Engineers was not a direction on policy and thus not binding on the Electricity Board under Section 78-A; the Board alone has the statutory competence to make such appointments under Section 15. The expired selection panel confers no rights to future appointment, yet the undertaking by the appellants does not forever bar them from being considered for future posts. Appointments must be made in accordance with Rule 7 as amended, with appropriate ratio between direct recruits and absorption from existing employ…