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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS
Anil Tiwari, S/o. Shri Ram Gopal Tiwari – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, Through The Chief Secretary – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioners' background and the recruitment process (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8) |
| 2. claims regarding alleged arbitrary introduction of new eligibility criteria (Para 7 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. court's understanding of selection criteria and judicial principles (Para 11 , 12 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 4. legal assessment of shortlisting process and criteria rationale (Para 14 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 25) |
| 5. final dismissal of petitions with no further orders (Para 27 , 28) |
Order :
NARENDRA KUMAR VYAS, J.
1. Since common question of law and facts are involved in the bunch of these writ petitions, they are heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common order.
2. The description and the field of experience of the petitioner in brief are extracted from the pleadings made in their respective petitions which as under:
(a) The petitioner in WP(S) No. 3775/2025 by profession is Generalist and as per pleadings made by him in the writ petition he has worked in various capacity in newspaper and Generals like Lokayat Patrika, Dainik Manas Varta, he has also involved in social works as detailed in the petition and has filed this petition wherein he has prayed for quashing of the decision of the
Eligibility criteria for recruitment in public positions cannot be altered mid-selection without just cause; transparency and adherence to established procedures are essential to uphold fairness.
If there are no rules providing for shortlisting, nor any mention of it in the advertisement calling for applications for the post, the Selection Committee can resort to a short listing procedure if ....
The court reaffirmed that qualifying and shortlisting criteria can be distinct, allowing administrative discretion in recruitment processes as long as they are transparently and reasonably applied.
The legality of shortlisting candidates for a selection process based on rational and reasonable criteria, even if not explicitly mentioned in the advertisement, is upheld by the court.
The requirement for ACR/VCs as a shortlisting criterion was declared illegal since it was not previously mandatory, necessitating a fresh selection process.
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