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DELHI HIGH COURT
DEVINDER GUPTA, M.S.A.SIDDIQUI
Manohar Lal Arya – Appellant
Versus
Lal Bahadur Shastri – Respondent
JUDGMENT
M.S.A. Siddioui, J. The petitioners, unsuccessful applicants for the post of Registrar in the office of the Respondent No. 1, by this Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, are challenging the selection of respondent No. 2 to the said post. The petitioners have also filed Writ Petition No. 114/1996 under Article 226 of the Constitution for quashing the letter dated 22.12.1995 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Education), approving the retention of lien of respondent no. 2 in Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan to enable him to join the post of Registrar in the office of the respondent No. 1. This order shall also govern the disposal of Writ Petition 114/1996 as both the petitions raise common questions of facts and law.
2. It is beyond the pale of controversy that the petitioners are lecturers of the Lal Bahadur Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidayapeeth (hereinafter referred to as 'Vidyapeeth'), which is a deemed University under the University Grants Commission. The petitioners are drawing the pay scale of Reader. Respondent No. 2 is a permanent employee holding the post of a senior Lecturer in the Kendriya Sanskrit Vidy
The court upheld the validity of the university's selection process, emphasizing statutory compliance, lack of demonstrated irregularities, and proper formation of the selection committee despite a v....
An order passed without assigning any reason is bad in law and cannot be sustained.
A selection candidate's eligibility must be assessed based on relevant experience by the cut-off date; next in merit must be considered if the selected candidate cannot hold multiple appointments.
Repeated attempts to challenge an appointment without evidence of one's own entitlement can be deemed an abuse of process of law and may be rejected.
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