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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE
JAI KUMAR PILLAI
Aaradhna Buj – Appellant
Versus
State Of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
JAI KUMAR PILLAI, J.
The present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents, particularly Respondent No.2 (Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (PSC), to accept her documents beyond the prescribed cut-off date and to consider her candidature for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor (Botany) pursuant to Advertisement No. 17/2022 dated 30/12/2022.
2. It is the case of the petitioners that she belongs to Scheduled Tribe category possessing the requisite educational qualifications including clearing of State Eligibility Test (SET-2022), rendering her eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Professor (Botany).
3. It is further contended by the petitioner that respondent No.2 issued an Advertisement No.17/2022 dated 30/12/2022 inviting applications for appointment to 126 posts of Assistant Professor (Botany). The petitioner submitted her online application on 12/04/2024 and appeared in the written examination conducted on 09/06/2024. The result was declared on 04/10/2024, wherein the petitioner was placed at Serial No.353 in the provisional merit list. Along with the resu
Candidates who participate in the selection process without challenging the process are precluded from challenging the results.
The terms and conditions of the advertisement cannot be altered, and the mandatory nature of the instructions issued by the Commission must be strictly adhered to.
Eligibility for appointment must be assessed based on qualifications held by the application deadline, and misrepresentation disqualifies candidates from consideration.
The eligibility for selection in recruitment processes must be determined as of the last date for application, and extensions cannot be granted based on sympathy.
The eligibility of candidates for selection must be assessed as of the specified cut-off date, and compliance with notification requirements is mandatory.
Candidates must remain vigilant regarding recruitment processes and comply with stipulated procedures; failure to do so results in forfeiture of rights to relief.
Public appointments are void if they lack adherence to stipulated eligibility criteria as of the cut-off date, regardless of length of service or administrative inaction.
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