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FARJAND ALI
Reena Choudhary D/o Mahaveer Prasad Saharan – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Department Of Ayurveda, Yoga And Naturopathy, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj. ) – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Both these writ petitions involve identical issue and relates to the same recruitment process, therefore, the same are being decided by this common order.
2. The facts relevant for disposal of the case are that the respondents issued an advertisement (Annex.1) inviting applications from the eligible candidates for recruitment on the posts of Compounder/Nurse Junior Grade lying vacant in the TSP and Non-TSP areas under the provisions of the Rajasthan Ayurvedic, Unani, Homeopathy and Naturopathy Subordinate Service Rules, 1966. The petitioners herein considering themselves to be eligible submitted the online application forms. As per the petitioners, they belong on Non-TSP are and as such, they submitted the application in the said category. There was a note appended to the advertisement mentioning that after submitting the application form, if any candidate wants to make correction in the application except generic data, then a window of 3 days will be available after the last date of submission of the application form, i.e. upto 08.11.2023. It is urged by the petitioners that they made certain minor corrections in the application forms during the aforesaid period, however,
Candidates are bound by the entries in their application forms and cannot make corrections after the specified deadline, ensuring administrative efficiency in recruitment processes.
Candidates must ensure accuracy in applications and cannot seek post-deadline corrections, emphasizing the importance of adhering to recruitment protocols.
Candidates must adhere to application guidelines and deadlines; negligence in application cannot be excused.
Candidates cannot amend application forms after the specified deadline, ensuring administrative efficiency in recruitment processes.
Trivial errors in application forms should not disqualify candidates from public employment, especially when no malafide intent is present, balancing justice with administrative efficiency.
Candidates must rectify defects in the application form within the stipulated period and cannot seek court intervention to allow rectification beyond the prescribed time, except in exceptional cases.
A candidate's clerical mistakes in an application form cannot be corrected post-submission if they affect eligibility, reaffirming that applicants must verify information carefully.
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