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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
T.VINOD KUMAR
P.Manimuthupandi – Appellant
Versus
Reserve Bank of India Rep. By Chief General Manager, Human Resource Management Department (HRMD), Mumbai – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner challenged exclusion from final selection list. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. respondents defended selection process based on merit. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 3. court emphasized transparency and merit-based selection. (Para 24 , 25 , 26 , 27) |
ORDER :
T. Vinod Kumar, J.
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents 1 to 3 and perused the records.
2. Briefly put the case of the petitioner is that he being an ex-serviceman applied to the post of Security Guard – 2018 pursuant to online recruitment notification issued by the 1st respondent in their official website and also the advertisement issued in Employment News, on 09.11.2018, calling for online applications for filling up 270 vacancies in various offices of the 1st respondent under 18 Zonal Offices situated all over India, by direct recruitment; that for Chennai Region, the first respondent notified 19 vacancies out of which 2 vacancies were reserved under OBC category and 17 vacancies under General category; that since, the petitioner being an ex-serviceman, and fully qualified, had submitted his application online on 09.11.2018; that based on the application subm
Placement in a selection list does not guarantee appointment without fulfilling eligibility requirements.
Vague corruption allegations without evidence cannot vitiate fair recruitment selections by independent boards; prior Tribunal validations bind subsequent challenges; no judicial re-assessment of int....
Selection processes must be fair and transparent, with candidates having no vested rights if they participated without protest, respecting merit-based adjustments among categories.
The applicant failed to secure employment due to miscategorization, emphasizing the need for accurate category declaration to access reservation benefits.
In the absence of specific provision for a waiting list, candidates cannot claim appointment on vacancies left unfilled due to non-joining of selected candidates.
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