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CALCUTTA HIGH COURT
AYAN PAUL – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. – Respondent
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction
(APPELLATE SIDE)
Present:
The Hon’ble Justice Smita Das De
WPA 27956 of 2025
Ayan Paul
Vs.
Union of India & Ors.
For the petitioner : Ms. Tanuka Basu,
: Mr. Tanmoy Chakraborty,
: Ms. S. Fasih,
Mr. Partho Proteem Das.
For the Respondent No.1-4 : Mr. Imran Siddhiqui,
: Mr. Aritra Shankar Roy.
Heard on : 09/12/2025 Judgment on : 09/12/2025
Smita Das De, J.:-
1. The instant writ petition challenges inter alia, the order dated
18.11.2025 wherein the candidature of the petitioner was rejected solely on the ground that the Domicile District was found to be mismatched with the online application form submitted by the
petitioner.
2. Apropo the facts of the instant case is that, the petitioner applied for
the post of Constable (GD) in CAPFs pursuant to a Notification dated
05.09.2024.
3. The application was submitted correctly by mentioning the permanent and correspondence addresses as ‘North 24 Parganas’. The petitioner had successfully cleared all the stages including PET and PST and was thereafter shortlisted on merit accordingly.
4. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that at the stage of verification of the documents, the candidature of
The main legal point established is that rejection of a candidate's candidature based solely on an incorrect detail in the application form should be justified by the potential advantage gained from ....
A minor typographical mistake in the home address, which does not grant any undue benefit, should not lead to the rejection of a meritorious candidate's candidature.
Trivial mistakes in application forms should not disqualify candidates from selection processes, especially when original documents verify their claims.
Applicants must provide correct domicile status and meet the cut-off marks for the applied categories in recruitment processes.
Writ Court has power to mould relief – Justice cannot be forsaken on alter of technicalities.
Candidates are responsible for the accuracy of information in their application forms, and the terms and conditions of the advertisement cannot be changed or altered.
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