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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SUDEEPTI SHARMA, SURESHWAR THAKUR
Jagjeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sureshwar Thakur, J.
1. Since all the appeals (supra) arise from a common verdict, therefore, all the appeals (supra) are amenable to be decided through a common verdict being made thereons.
2. The appeals (supra) have been preferred by the appellants challenging the order dated 8.8.2022 passed by the learned Single Bench of this Court in CWP No. 22446 of 2021 and other connected cases, whereins, the writ petitioners sought judicial review of the recruitment process relating to appointment of 1091 Assistant Professors and 67 Librarians in Government Colleges of Punjab. In the said writ petitions, the hereinafter extracted prayers were made:-
(1) to quash the impugned Memo. dated 18.10.2021 for filling up 1091 posts of Assistant Professors & 67 Librarians by two Selection Committees of State Universities;
(2) to quash the impugned Public notice dated 19.10.2021 along with 33 advertisements (No. 1/2021 to 33/2021) for aforesaid posts;
(3) to quash the selection process having been vitiated in law;
(4) to direct the official respondents for filling-up all vacant posts of Assistant Professors & Librarians in Government Colleges of Punjab through PPSC as per Service Rules and UGC Re
The recruitment process for educational posts must adhere to statutory guidelines and involve necessary bodies to ensure fairness, accountability, and non-arbitrariness as mandated under Article 320(....
Candidates participating in a recruitment process do not have a legal right to appointment if the selection process is found to be flawed and thus invalid.
The selection process for public service positions must comply with established guidelines and norms, and candidates can challenge the legality of the process even after participating in it if there ....
The composition of selection committees for academic positions must meet statutory requirements; violations permit candidates to challenge the process, regardless of their participation.
Public recruitment processes must ensure fairness and legality, with allegations of irregularities requiring substantial proof to warrant judicial intervention.
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