SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, MITALI THAKURIA
Anup Kumar Das, S/o- Late Rajen Das – Appellant
Versus
Dipan Kanti Suklabaidya S/o- Lt. Kripamay Suklabaidya – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S.K. Medhi, J.
Both these writ appeals being preferred against a common judgment and order dated 27.08.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C)/4325/2012 and WP(C)/7378/2013, the same are taken up for an analogous hearing and are disposed of by this common order.
2. At the outset it is made clear that at the admission stage itself extensive hearing was done and all the learned counsel had advanced their arguments and accordingly the matters were taken up for final disposal at this stage itself.
3. Before going to the issue which has been raised in these appeals, it would be convenient if the basic facts of the case are put in a nutshell.
4. In the year 2011, an advertisement was published by the APSC for appointment of various posts of Deputy Director, Inspector of Schools, District Elementary Education Officers which are all of equivalent ranks. In the selection, the present appellant was amongst the selected candidates and was accordingly appointed along with 15 others. The selection was however the subject matter of challenge in the aforesaid two writ petitions. It has been contended that though various allegations were made against few other successful candidates,
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Union of India Vs. Dattaray reported in (2008) 4 SCC 612
Krishna Hare Gaur Vs. Vinod Kumar Tyagi reported in (2015) 11 SCC 355
State of U.P. Vs. Ram Swarup Saroj
Central Bank of India Vs. Madhulika Guruprasad Dahir reported in (2008) 13 SCC 170
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