Hyderabad, June 17 -- The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) has challenged a Telangana High Court order in the Supreme Court, directing it to fill a vacant Drug Inspector post reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category with the next eligible candidate on the merit list.

The case relates to a recruitment notification issued by TGPSC on December 8, 2022, for filling 18 Drug Inspector posts. Appointment orders were issued to 18 selected candidates who qualified in the examination. While 17 candidates joined service, one candidate selected under the SC category did not report for duty.

Following the vacancy, TGPSC halted the recruitment process. However, Kambhalapalli Mahendra, who was next in line in the merit list, app...