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C. HARI SHANKAR, ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan – Appellant
Versus
Anshu – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. The respondents in these writ petitions applied for appointment as District Youth Coordinators in the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan[“NYKS” hereinafter]. The process of appointment involved their undertaking an online examination, to be conducted by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection[“IBPS” hereinafter]. The written examination was conducted on 30 April 2019. Results were declared on 5 June 2019. The respondents were found to be successful in the written examination and were shortlisted for interview. The interview was conducted between 8 and 13 July 2019. A final list of selected candidates was displayed on 7 August 2019. All the respondents in these writ petitions figured in the list of selected candidates so displayed. On 16 August 2019, offers of appointment were issued to the respondents. The respondents accepted the offers. Police verification and medical examination of the respondents was conducted on 19 August 2019. Documents were required to be submitted by the respondents for verification on 20 August 2019. This was also done.
2. Pursuant thereto, orders of posting were issued on 20 August 2019 to 79 candidates. The respondents were not issued any order
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on a reading of the Government Order and Circulars applicable it is quite clear that wherever a candidate had put himself in a disadvantageous position as stated above his candidature shall not be ca....
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