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RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, AMIT BANSAL
Rakesh Meena – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. Cm No.20569/2021 (for exemption)
1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions and as per extant Rules.
2. The application is disposed of.
W.P.(C) 6552/2021
3. The 76 petitioners were candidates for recruitment as Constables in the respondents Railway Protection Force (RPF)/Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF), pursuant to the recruitment notification of November, 2011 for 17087 posts of Constables. The Select List of the said recruitment process was finally published on 17th September, 2014 and which did not contain the names of the petitioners.
4. The counsel for the petitioners has argued, that some other candidates, similarly placed as the petitioners, as well as some of the 76 petitioners herein, aggrieved from non-inclusion of their name in the Select List, in or about the year 2015, approached the Allahabad High Court by filing W.P.(C) No.65319/2015 and which writ petition was disposed of vide order dated 28th April, 2015, directing the respondents to dispose of representations of the petitioners. It is further the contention of the counsel for the petitioners, that the respondents RPF/RPSF, in compliance of the said direction, vide communication dated 2nd June, 2015 inf
Delay in seeking appointment can result in the dismissal of a claim, especially when it creates issues of seniority and competition with other candidates.
Recruitment panels have a finite lifespan; delays in pursuing claims undermine candidates' eligibility for subsequent vacancies.
Waiting lists do not confer vested rights for appointment, and recruitment processes can lapse with new selections, as confirmed by the court.
The court affirmed that candidates on a Reserve Panel possess a legitimate expectation for appointment to unfilled vacancies, urging compliance with established recruitment protocols.
Candidates must be afforded due process and cannot be rejected based on mere suspicion, especially when they have secured higher marks than the last selected candidates.
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