JUDGMENT

G.S. Sandhawalia , J. - Prayer in the present writ petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner on the post of Assistant Director, Care Support & Treatment (CST), as per the advertisement dated 06.11.2019 (Annexure P-1). Writ in the nature of certiorari is also sought to be issued for quashing the action of respondent No.2-Society whereby the whole recruitment process for the said post had been cancelled, without there being any justifiable reason. Resultantly, directions are sought to the respondents restraining them from issuing fresh selection process for the post in question.

2. The stand of the respondents is that the proceedings of the Selection Committee were prepared but not signed by all members of the Committee, mainly the Director Health Services-cum-Chairman, Administrative Committee, CSACS and therefore, direction was issued to scrap the selection process. A fresh advertisement had been issued on 09.01.2021, which is admittedly during the pendency of the writ petition and the petitioner was free to apply for the said post and could be