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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, VIMAL KUMAR YADAV
Preeti Bhardwaj – Appellant
Versus
Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. challenge to the cancellation of recruitment examination. (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. arguments around the validation of examination cancellation. (Para 3 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. evidence of malpractices during the examination. (Para 7 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. judicial review of administrative decisions. (Para 12 , 14 , 19 , 20) |
| 5. limits of court intervention in recruitment processes. (Para 13 , 16) |
| 6. distinctions in legal precedents based on examination scope. (Para 15 , 17 , 18) |
| 7. concluding dismissal of the appeals. (Para 21) |
JUDGMENT :
SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J.
1. The challenge in these Appeals is to the Orders dated 14.09.2023 and 12.10.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (C) No. 15270/20222 and W.P. (C) No. 13486/2023 respectively, dismissing the Writ Petitions filed by the Appellants herein and upholding the Notice bearing No. F.12(91)/DSEU/H.R./2022/1006-1015 dated 26.10.2022 issued by the Respondent No.1/University, by way of which the Computer Based Recruitment Test [“CBRT”] as conducted on 14.07.2022-15.07.2022 for the appointment of 48 vacancies of Junior Assistant/Office Assistant was cancelled.
2. Since there is a commonality of the subject-matter involved in the present ap
The court upheld the cancellation of a recruitment examination due to observed malpractice, highlighting the integrity of administrative actions. Judicial review is limited to ensuring no arbitrarine....
A candidate's right to selection cannot override the necessity for a fair examination process; substantial evidence of systemic irregularity justifies cancellation of examination results.
The court emphasized that the integrity of public employment selections must be maintained, ruling that the failure to publish the master answer key and deletion of original data rendered the selecti....
Allegations of using unfair means in examinations require specific substantiating evidence; mere suspicion is insufficient for action against candidates.
(1) Constitutional values which undergird Articles 14 and 16 mandate that selection processes conducted by public authorities to make recruitments have to be fair, transparent and accountable.(2) Whe....
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