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IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA
SUJOY PAUL, RENUKA YARA
Edpuganti Sree Latha – Appellant
Versus
Neelam Lavanya – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(SUJOY PAUL, ACJ.)
These intra-Court appeals are directed against order dated 28.08.2023 passed in W.P.No.31494 of 2016. W.A.Nos.898 and 889 of 2023 have been filed by the writ petitioner and respondent No.3 respectively challenging the findings that went against them in the impugned order. For the sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as they were arrayed before the Writ Court.
2. The parties have fought a long drawn battle in the corridors of the Court till the Supreme Court. There is a chequered history of litigation, which can be briefly stated as under:
Facts:
3. On 21.01.2016, advertisement Notification No.1/2016 was issued inviting candidature for the post of Assistant Director (Plant Health Management). The National Institute for Plant Health Management (‘NIPHM’) Service Bye-Laws, 2008 (‘Bye Laws’), lays down the service conditions and the same can be treated as recruitment rules for the aforesaid post. The last date for submission of applications was 31.05.2016. On 16.06.2016, written test was conducted for the said post and on the same day, the Selection Committee convened a meeting and conducted interviews and power point presentation for the
Selection criteria for recruitment must remain consistent with the advertisement and cannot be altered mid-process, as established in Tej Prakash Pathak v. Rajasthan High Court.
The selection process for public appointments must adhere to advertised criteria, and candidates cannot challenge it unless there is clear evidence of bias or arbitrariness.
The selection process for public office cannot be challenged unless there is clear evidence of arbitrariness or bias, and revisions to eligibility criteria are permissible within the discretion of th....
Recruitment criteria cannot be altered after the selection process begins, as it violates principles of fairness and predictability under public service law.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the selection process must adhere to the terms of the advertisement and the prescribed rules, and any deviation from these norms is impermissi....
Point of Law : Selecting body does not have its right to alter the procedure for selection than what is prescribed under the relevant Service Rules, 2014 and Recruitment Rules, 2017.
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