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DELHI HIGH COURT
JYOTI SINGH
Abhishek Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Airports Authority of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. Petitioner assails the order dated 19.05.2020 whereby his representations dated 21.03.2020, 30.03.2020 and 02.04.2020 were rejected by the Respondents and also seeks a direction to allow the Petitioner to appear before an independent Board/Committee set up by the Respondents to conduct a fresh Physical Endurance Test (hereinafter referred to as "PET') and if found fit appoint him as Junior Assistant (Fire Service) against the unfilled vacancies in the Northern Region with all consequential benefits.
2. The narrative of facts as set out in the petition is that on being eligible as per the eligibility criteria, the Petitioner applied against an Advertisement issued by the Respondents on 20.09.2017 for recruitment to 84 posts of Junior Assistant (Fire Service) NE-4 level at various Airports in the Northern Region. Applications were invited from eligible candidates who were domicile of Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Petitioner is a domicile of Rajasthan and pursuant to application, an admit card was issued for written examination scheduled on 10.12.2017, which the Petitioner cleared su
A recruitment process must maintain objective standards; mere allegations of bias without evidence do not invalidate selection outcomes, particularly when procedural integrity is upheld.
Participation in the selection process without raising objections precludes subsequent challenges. Substantial evidence is required to prove mala fides.
. The court's intervention in the recruitment process and the re-measurement exercise established the trustworthiness of the selection process and influenced the final decision.
Participating in the selection process without raising objections creates a bar of waiver, and allegations of mala-fides require credible proof.
A candidate who participates in a selection process wherein the eligibility criteria as well as the criteria for selection are disclosed beforehand cannot, upon being unsuccessful, turn around and co....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for petitioners to provide tangible evidence to substantiate allegations of mala fide and arbitrariness in the selection process.
The judgment establishes the principle that candidates are entitled to accurate and fair physical assessments in recruitment processes, and that respondents must provide clear information on relaxati....
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