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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SANJEEV NARULA
Sunita Rani – Appellant
Versus
Govt. of NCT Delhi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to recruitment process and experience weightage (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. arguments on merit, experience and selection process fairness (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. respondent's defense on age and disability reservation (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. court's analysis on eligibility and experience rules (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 5. review of disability reservation application (Para 30 , 31 , 32) |
| 6. assessment of potential prejudice and candidate's position (Para 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
| 7. conclusion on petition dismissal (Para 40) |
| 8. final order of dismissal (Para 41) |
JUDGMENT :
SANJEEV NARULA, J.
1. The Petitioner invokes Article 226 challenging the recruitment process initiated by Respondent No. 3 for the post of Librarian pursuant to the advertisement dated 31st May, 2018, and the consequential selection and appointment of Respondent No. 5. The grievance is that the Petitioner’s long service as a part-time Librarian in the same institution was not given experience weightage, and that the vacancy advertised as “01 (UR)” was ultimately filled as a person with disability vacancy without a clear disclosure that the Librarian post it
Strict adherence to recruitment rules is essential; age disqualification and lack of proper experience certification preclude valid claims in selection processes.
Participation in a selection process without objection limits a candidate's ability to challenge the results, especially when no weightage for prior service is provided in the recruitment advertiseme....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the selection process must adhere to the terms of the advertisement and the prescribed rules, and any deviation from these norms is impermissi....
Point of Law : Appointment - Rules of the game, meaning thereby that the criteria for selection cannot be altered by the authorities concerned in the middle or after the process of selection has comm....
Right of the petitioners to claim age relaxation as they were within age and had applied for recruitment pursuant to the earlier advertisement which got cancelled.
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