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V. KAMESWAR RAO, ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
Karanti Goyal – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Environment Forests Climate Change – Respondent
JUDGMENT
V. Kameswar Rao, J. The sole petitioner, Karanti Goyal, filed this present petition challenging the order dated January 13, 2021 of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (`Tribunal', for short) in Original Application being O.A. 1078/2015, whereby, the Tribunal has dismissed the O. A, as being without merit.
2. The Original Application was filed by two applicants including the petitioner herein. The petitioner, a physically disabled candidate, had taken part in the Indian Forest Service Examination, 2014. He appeared in the Preliminary and Main Examination and was selected for Indian Forest Service (IFoS). The Recruitment Rules for IFoS, stipulate a walking test of 25 kilometers of distance to be covered in four hours by male candidates and 14 kilometers in four hours by female candidates. The petitioner appeared for the walking test and was not able to cover the distance within the stipulated time. He was given another opportunity, as provided for under the Rules, but he was not successful and as such was not included in the list of selected candidates.
3. It was the case of the petitioner before the Tribunal that, wherever any requirement is st
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The impugned actions of the respondent-RPSC were found to be arbitrary and without valid authority in law, leading to the imposition of a cost on the respondent-RPSC in accordance with the provisions....
The marks obtained at various stages of the selection process are not reflective of the final merit of a candidate, but considered for further participation in the next round.
Promotion to public service roles must consider the rights of disabled individuals, ensuring no discrimination based on physical attributes, in alignment with existing laws.
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