DELHI HIGH COURT
V.KAMESWAR RAO
Piyush Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
NTPC Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petition filed against rejection of appointment. (Para 1) |
| 2. details regarding job advertisement and experience requirement. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 3. petitioner's argument on selection process integrity. (Para 5 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. petitioner claims sufficient work experience. (Para 6 , 10) |
| 5. respondent's defense regarding experience exclusion. (Para 7 , 11) |
| 6. court's acknowledgment of experience timelines. (Para 12 , 13) |
| 7. august 2019 advertisement analysis. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 8. court's consideration of probation period exclusion. (Para 16 , 18) |
| 9. court's justification for dismissal of the petition. (Para 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT
V. Kameswar Rao, J. (ORAL)--The present writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:
"A. Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari thereby setting aside/quashing order of rejection for appointment contained in letter dated 10.11.2020 issued by the respondent.
B. Issue an appropriate writ/order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing Respondent to issue letter of appointment for the post of Experienced Engineer.
C. Issue appropriate direction to respondent to give all consequential benefits to Petitioner w.e.f. the date of appointment of ot
The court ruled that altering eligibility criteria during a recruitment process violates principles of fairness, and candidates cannot retroactively challenge such conditions once participated in sel....
Adherence to original eligibility criteria specified in the advertisement and the entitlement of the appellant, belonging to the OBC category, to relief.
The completion of a diploma is on the date of declaration of results, and experience is computed from the date of receipt of the diploma certificate. The Court declined to issue a writ of certiorari ....
The court held that procedural strictness in recruitment must be balanced with fairness, allowing exceptions for valid experience certificates issued by authorized personnel even if not counter signe....
The court upheld the selection process for the Director (Operations) position, affirming that the petitioner did not meet the mandatory experience criteria as outlined in the advertisement.
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