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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
AJAY BHANOT
Avantika Shukla – Appellant
Versus
State Of Up – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Bhanot, J.
1. Heard Sri Prabhakar Awasthi, learned counsel assisted by Sri Krishna Dutt Awasthi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Archana Singh, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. By means of the impugned order the candidature of the petitioner for appointment as Assistant Teacher has been invalidated.
3. The petitioner had applied for appointment as an Assistant Teacher. In her application form she filled her marks obtained as 1174/1474. In fact her correct marks as recorded in her educational testimonials are 1174/1475. The relevant portion of the government order dated 05.03.2021 dealing with the discrepancies of this nature contemplates as follows:
4. The candidature of the petitioner was accordingly invalidated on the footing that she had incorrectly filled her marks in the examination form which was in the teeth of the examination guidelines provided in the government order dated 05.03.2021. The said circular does not provide for rectification of the aforesaid orders and discrepancies in the application form.
5. The issue of incorrect filling up of the application form and the consequences thereof arose for consideration before the learned Division Be
Candidates must accurately fill application forms; errors cannot be rectified post-submission to uphold recruitment integrity.
Candidates who fill incorrect marks that disadvantage them should not have their candidature cancelled, while those who gain an advantage through errors may face disqualification.
Appellant has failed to make out a case for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to rectify the mistake made by her in her online submission
Deliberate inflation of academic marks in application forms constitutes material misrepresentation, invalidating employment contracts under established legal principles of public trust and recruitmen....
on a reading of the Government Order and Circulars applicable it is quite clear that wherever a candidate had put himself in a disadvantageous position as stated above his candidature shall not be ca....
Rectification of a mistake committed by a candidate - if candidates are allowed to correct/alter data their merit position would alter accordingly, resulting in utter confusion.
Candidates cannot amend application forms after the specified deadline, ensuring administrative efficiency in recruitment processes.
Point of Law : As delay in disposal of the writ petitions would further entail delay in conclusion of the process of selection.
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