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RAJESH SHANKAR
Sagar Hansda – Appellant
Versus
State of Jharkhand – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Rajesh Shankar, J.
1. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing Clause-6 of Advertisement No.4/21 to the extent of computing the minimum age of 22 years as on 01.08.2017 (subsequently modified as 01.08.2019). Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the respondents to modify the cut-off date as 01.08.2021 in place of 01.08.2019 for computation of minimum age as mentioned in Clause-6 of the said advertisement issued by respondent no. 4 and to allow the petitioners to submit their online application forms for appearing in recruitment test to be held for appointment on the post of Veterinary Doctor.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are graduate in Veterinary Science (Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry) and are eligible to serve as Veterinary Doctors. The respondent no.4 issued an Advertisement No. 04/21 for direct recruitment to the post of Veterinary Doctor (Basic level) and as per the said advertisement, the minimum age for filling up application forms was 22 years as on 01.08.2017. Some of the qualified degree holders of B.V.Sc. & A.H. filed writ petitions being W.P.(S) Nos.1915/2021 and 1574
The discretion to fix cut-off dates for recruitment lies with the executive authority, and it is not arbitrary unless blatantly discriminatory or capricious.
The discretion of the rule-making authority or employer to fix a cut-off date for determining the maximum or minimum age for a post, and the court's reluctance to interfere with such decisions unless....
A candidate's eligibility cannot be negated by a subsequent amendment to the cut-off date if they were eligible under the original notification, as per the provisions of Rule 10 of the Rajasthan Anim....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the State's decision in fixing the cut-off date for maximum age in accordance with the rules and the date of advertisement cannot be interfere....
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