ORDER

Per: SURESH KUMAR BATRA MEMBER (J):-

1. The present Original Application has been filed by the applicant under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act , 1985 seeking the following relief:-

i) Issue an direction/order to quash and set-aside the order/Notice vide Ref. No. 942/NVS/RO- CHD/ESTT(NT)/2022/4270-71 passed 16.08.2023 by the respondents and;

ii) Issue an order or direction to the respondents not to proceed with any further actions pursuant to the aforesaid impugned Order/Notice vide Ref. No. 942 /NVS/RO- CHD/ESTT(NT)/2022/4270-71 on dated 16.08.2023.

2. The facts of the case in brief, as pleaded, are that the applicant is a 25-year-old, law-abiding, and career-oriented young student, who has completed his 12th standard and has been preparing for competitive examinations for the past five years. In response to the Recruitment Drive 2021–2022 issued by the respondents through a newspaper notification dated 12.01.2022 for various posts under the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, the applicant applied for the post of Junior Secretariat Assistant (JNV Cadre), fulfilling all the required eligibility criteria. After successfully clearing the written test, skill (typing) test, Di