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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
SASHIKANTA MISHRA
Dhaneswar Das – Appellant
Versus
State of Odisha – Respondent
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| 1. application for relief against age limit in recruitment. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioners rejected due to being over-aged despite qualifications. (Para 4) |
| 3. opposition arguments focus on estoppel and past judgments. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. petitioner's arguments challenge changes in age limit. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 5. judicial review on government policy under certain conditions. (Para 12 , 14) |
| 6. court grants relief for unfilled vacancies addressing age issue. (Para 20 , 21) |
JUDGMENT :
1. All these Writ Petitions involve common questions of fact and law and being heard together, are disposed of by this common judgment.
3. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking the following relief:
And/or pass such other order/ orders or direction/directions as deems fit and proper in the interest of justice;
4. The facts of the case, briefly stated, are that the petitioners are all trained graduates and have passed OTET. Pursuant to the resolution dated 26.12.2016 of the Government of Odisha in the School and Mass Education Department for selection/engagement of Sikhya Sahayaks, an advertisement dated 26.12.2016 inviting applications was issued. The number of vacancies so notified was 14087
Judicial review can intervene in government policy decisions if deemed arbitrary or discriminatory, particularly concerning age limits affecting employment eligibility.
Right of the petitioners to claim age relaxation as they were within age and had applied for recruitment pursuant to the earlier advertisement which got cancelled.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that petitioners cannot claim age relaxation based on alleged promises or inaction of the Government, and the court emphasized that the action of t....
The Government has power to grant relaxation in upper age limit on its own motion or upon getting intimation from any genuine or bona fide source can grant such relaxation subject to the condition th....
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