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SANDEEP MEHTA, VIKRAM NATH
Alok Kumar Jha – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background facts of the case. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 2. court's observations regarding eligibility and fairness. (Para 5) |
| 3. modification of previous judgments and directions issued. (Para 6) |
| 4. final decision and conclusion of the appeal. (Para 8 , 9) |
ORDER :
1. Leave granted.
2. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
3. The present appeal is directed against the order dated 17.01.2022 passed by Patna High Court in Civil Writ Jurisdiction No. 13602 of 2015 by which the writ petition filed by the appellant was dismissed and the order dated 07.08.2015 of the Central Administrative Tribunal [CAT], Patna was upheld. The Tribunal had allowed the Original Application filed by Respondent No. 7 Gangesh Kumar Chaudhary and had set aside the appointment of Appellant on the post of Gram Dak Sevak with a direction to authorities to consider Respondent No. 7 for appointment on the post of Gramin Dak Sevak Branch Post Office [GDSBPO].
4. The facts leading to present appeal are summarized as follows:
4.1. In 1991, Respondent No. 7 Gangesh Kumar Choudhary passed the Bihar School Examination with 42% receiving 376 marks out of 900. The certificate issued by Bihar School Education Board recorded hi
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