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MANISH CHOUDHURY
N. Litsemo, S/O Nzinyimo – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India Represented By The Secretary To The Govt. Of India, Ministry Of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is preferred by the petitioner assailing inter-alia an Office Letter dated 22.07.2016 and also his non-selection to the post of Operator Radio Line [ORL] pursuant a Recruitment Rally held in the year 2012 by the respondent Assam Rifles authorities.
2. The petitioner has claimed that he belongs to the Scheduled Tribe [ST] categories and a permanent indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland.
3. It is the case of the petitioner that in the month of October, 2012, an Advertisement was published inviting applications for regular selection and appointment in the posts of Trade -Operator Radio Line [ORL] by the respondent no. 4. As per the said Advertisement, the candidates shall be required to qualify in the Physical Efficiency Test [PET] as per the standards and procedures prescribed by the Assam Rifles Rules, 2010 from time to time therein. It was mentioned in the Advertisement that only those candidates who were found eligible and qualified in the PET, would be called for participating in the Written Test to be conducted by the Selection Committee, duly constituted for the purpose.
4. In response to the said Adver
The court upheld the recruitment process, affirming that mere qualification does not guarantee selection, emphasizing merit-based decisions.
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