The petition alleges that no background verification was done before appointing the lawyer, who worked with present AG S Sriram, to the post of government pleader.
Knowing that the chance of getting married was remote, no prudent woman would consent to sexual relations under the guise of misconception of fact, the Court said.
The Court added that by treating the reserved category candidate as an open category appointee, the seats available in the reserved quota would remain intact for additional selection of reserved category candidates.