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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
AJIT KUMAR
Rajat Maurya – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
AJIT KUMAR, J.
1. Heard Sri Ashok Khare, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Himanshu Singh, learned Advocate holding brief of Sri Siddharth Khare, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Anoop Trivedi, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Nipun Singh, Sri Naman Agarwal and Sri Ritaj Vikram Singh, learned Advocates appearing for the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission and Sri P.K. Srivastava, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for State of Uttar Pradesh and other State respondents.
2. All these three petitions since raise common question of law, they have been heard simultaneously and are now being decided by this common judgment.
3. The subject matter of controversy arising in all these petitions relate to preparation of result of preliminary examination conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘Commission’) for the purposes of selection and appointment upon different categories of posts in the Departments under the State, namely Assistant Engineer (Civil/ Mechanical) and likewise posts falling in Group-B, Grade-2 post of District Horticulture Officer/ Food Processing Officer in the department of Agriculture and Se
Merit-based selection requires inclusion of qualified candidates from reserved categories in the unreserved list at the preliminary examination stage, ensuring compliance with equality and fairness p....
Merit must govern the selection of candidates across categories, allowing migration from reserved to open categories based on superior performance.
Reserved category candidates who score above the general category cut-off must be treated as general candidates, ensuring merit prevails in recruitment processes as mandated by the Constitution.
Candidates from reserved categories must prove non-reliance on eligibility relaxation to be adjusted against unreserved seats; participation without challenge limits claims.
The court emphasized the importance of challenging a wrongful action promptly and within a reasonable time, and upheld the result prepared in accordance with the Rules and advertisement.
Reservation policies in public employment must prioritize merit; candidates from reserved categories who qualify for general positions based on merit are to be treated as general category candidates.
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