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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
PRATEEK JALAN
Mohan Lal Besarwadiya – Appellant
Versus
Reserve Bank Of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. eligibility criteria based on service category. (Para 2) |
| 2. judiciary role in recruitment classification. (Para 3 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. evaluation of arguments regarding capf categorizations. (Para 4 , 5 , 9 , 12) |
| 4. justification of classification under article 14. (Para 8 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. conclusion upholding eligibility criteria. (Para 13 , 14) |
JUDGMENT :
PRATEEK JALAN, J.
CM APPL. 45654/2025 (Exemption)
Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
The application stands disposed of.
W.P.(C) 11097/2025 & CM APPL. 45655/2025 (for direction)
1. Issue notice. Mr. Ramesh Babu, learned counsel, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 1 – The Reserve Bank of India [“RBI”]. Mr. Ravi Kant Srivastava, learned Senior Panel Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the Union of India.
2. There are four petitioners in this writ petition, who all are serving at the level of Assistant Commandant/Deputy Commandant in various Central Armed Police Forces [“CAPF”], with more than ten years of service. They assail an advertisement issued by RBI in July 2025, by which eligibility conditions for the post of Assistant Manager (Protocol and Security) have been limited to ex-servicemen of the regular Ar
Eligibility criteria for recruitment can be challenged only under circumstances showing arbitrariness or unreasonableness, with legislative discretion in defining categories being respected unless ma....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the eligibility criteria for ex-servicemen under the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005 and the inapplicability of the Ex-Servicemen (Re-emplo....
Personnel from the Indian Military Nursing Service qualify as ex-servicemen under the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982, allowing them to claim reservation benefits.
The classification between Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces for admission reservations is constitutional, as it is based on reasonable differentiation and does not violate equal protectio....
Section 2(c) of the U.P. Public Services (Reservation For Physically Handicapped, Dependents of Freedom Fighters And Ex-Servicemen) Act, 1993 is intra vires and not in violation of the Article 14 and....
Ex-servicemen reservation is overall horizontal, applied across vertical categories post-merit lists; recruitment terms fixed at advertisement cannot be altered by subsequent prospective instructions....
Service Law - Ex-serviceman - Appointment to any reserved vacancy - once employment Notification/Advertisement provides for “Equivalent” conduct of an exercise to determine equivalence is essential -....
Point of law: It is trite that the very purpose and object for justifying reservation is based on the concept of positive discrimination or affirmative action, which is meant for sections who are suf....
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