CAN A RESERVED CANDIDATE GET CHANCE IN GENERAL CATAGORY IF INTERVIEW IS DUE.

Supreme Court Of India in an order said that – If a reserved candidate has availed any relaxation on the basis of his category,he/she cannot seek to be accommodated in/or migrated to the general category seat. A reserved category candidate will occupy a general category seat if his/her ‘merit’ is greater than the lowest ‘merit’ in the general category. Now the fact is – In a recruitment process (Academic + TET marks + interview = Total marks),and the interview is still due. Many reserved category candidates have enlisted in the interview list( a list according to which interview is to be taken)as their (Academic+TET marks) are higher than lowest general category candidate. But I think According to SCI order the ‘merit’ means the Total Marks,that is, all marks are allotted and after whole process completed – if a reserved category candidate’s total score is higher than the general category candidate then he will occupy both general & reserved seat,on the basis of which counselling for choice of school will be done. Now,my query is – can a reserved candidate occupy a general seat if number in interview ( or number of any one of the complete process) is still to be given ? Or, a reseved category candidate will occupy general category seat when total ‘merit’ is higher than the general candidate ?