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S. N. PATHAK
Atish Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand, through the Secretary/Principal Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for a direction upon the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Sub-Inspector of Police as he obtained 277.79212752 marks, whereas the last selected candidate has obtained only 240.0762118950 marks in the category of Scheduled Caste. Further, prayer has been made for quashing the decision as contained in important Notice dated 27.06.2018 (Annexure-14) issued by the respondent No.4 in respect of Jharkhand Combined Police Sub-Inspector Competitive Examination, 2017, whereby and whereunder the candidature of the petitioner has been rejected for appointment to the post of Sub-Inspector of Police only on the ground that the name of the University mentioned in the application form was different from the educational certificates of the petitioner.
2. The case of the petitioner lies in a narrow compass. An advertisement being Advertisement No.05/2017 was floated by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, inviting application form for filing up the vacancy of Sub-Inspector of Police in different Districts of State of Jharkhand. Pursuant to the same, petitioner belonging to Scheduled
Candidates are responsible for the accuracy of information in their application forms, and the terms and conditions of the advertisement cannot be changed or altered.
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.
Writ Court has power to mould relief – Justice cannot be forsaken on alter of technicalities.
Candidates must adhere to application guidelines and deadlines; negligence in application cannot be excused.
The terms and conditions of the advertisement cannot be altered, and the mandatory nature of the instructions issued by the Commission must be strictly adhered to.
Candidates cannot amend application forms after the specified deadline, ensuring administrative efficiency in recruitment processes.
The court emphasized that the change in category would affect the result of the examination, and the appellant-petitioner's own declaration in the form led to the dismissal of the writ petition.
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