Santosh B Naik v. State of Goa & Ors
2026 INSC 10896 October 202615 min read
Supreme Court: NIOS Certificate Does Not Satisfy "10th Standard Under 10+2 System" Absent Equivalence Clause
The Supreme Court held that a NIOS Secondary Certificate does not satisfy the prescribed requirement of passing 10th standard under the 10+2 system absent an equivalence clause, and restored the appellant’s selection.
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- Case Name
- Santosh B. Naik v. State of Goa & Ors.
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1089
- Bench
- Justice Vipul M. Pancholi & Justice Aravind Kumar
- Date of Judgment
- October 6, 2026
- Area of Law
- Service Law — Recruitment — Essential Qualifications — Equivalence — Judicial Review
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