JUDGMENT

Mehta, J. - The respondents issued a recruitment notification dated 18.01.2020 inviting applications for recruitment to the post of Stenographer Grade-III (Hindi and English) in the Districts Courts and the District Legal Services Authorities. Reservations were provided for Divorcee category women in this recruitment process. The last date of submission of online application forms was 28.02.2020.

2. The petitioner claims that she was married to one Shri Govind Sangtani @ Vicky on 07.07.2018. However, the matrimonial relationship fell out and thus, an application under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act was filed on 16.09.2019. The decree of divorce was passed on 17.03.2020. The delay occurred on account of COVID pandemic and the lockdown imposed pursuant thereto. As the application under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act had already been filed long before submitting the application form in the recruitment process, the petitioner applied in the category of "Divorcee Female". The result of the recruitment in question was declared on 30.06.2021. The petitioner was called for interview and document verification and was declared successful in the category of Divorcee Femal