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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SATINDER PAL – Appellant
Versus
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. – Respondent
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 27.01.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 27.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 16782/2025 SATINDER PAL ...Petitioner Through: Mr. Sachin Chauhan, Adv.
versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ...Respondents Through: Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, CGSC along with Mr. Chetan Jadon, Govt Pleader, Ms. Sonali Modi and Mr. Mukul Dev, Advs. CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
J U D G M E N T
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.
1. The present petition has been filed assailing the judgment and order dated 22.12.2023 [hereinafter referred to as ‘impugned judgment’] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’], whereby the Original Application (O.A.) bearing No. 4081/2018 filed by the Petitioner, was dismissed.
2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the brief facts leading to the filing of the present petition is that the Petitioner herein appeared in the Staff Service Commission (SSC) examination in the year 2012 for the post of Sub-Inspector (Executive), wherein he secured 299 marks against the cut off of 295.50 prescribed for his category. S
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The court upheld the recruitment process's validity, asserting that low qualification rates alone do not imply arbitrariness, and candidates cannot challenge post-failure under doctrines of acquiesce....
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The court affirmed the authority of recruitment committees to establish cut-off marks post-examination, provided it serves the objective of selecting qualified candidates.
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