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INDERJEET SINGH
Sachin Kuma Rairan – Appellant
Versus
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Through Its Director – Respondent
ORDER
1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer:-
A. By appropriate writ, order or direction, respondents may be directed to give appointment to the petitioner on the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) in pursuance to advertisement No.02\MNIT\ESTT\2014 (Annexure-1).
B. Any other appropriate order or direction which the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.'
2. Brief facts of the case are that in pursuance to the advertisement (Annx.1) inviting applications for appointment on various posts including the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical), the petitioner applied for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical). It is not in dispute that the petitioner qualified first three stages i.e. (i) Screening Test (ii) Subjective Test and (iii) Trade Test and he was the single candidate in the interview held for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical). However, his candidature was rejected by the re
Selection decisions must be justified and not arbitrary, ensuring fairness in administrative processes.
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....
Selection for public employment must be based on clear, objective criteria, with courts intervening where arbitrary processes are evident.
Judicial review applies when selection processes lack transparency; rejection must be justified, especially when only one candidate is eligible. Arbitrary outcomes violate equal opportunity principle....
It is settled law that a person who consciously takes part in process of selection cannot, thereafter, turn around and question method of selection and its outcome.
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