ORAL ORDER

(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNA S DIXIT)

The State and its Officers are knocking at the doors of Writ Court for assailing the State Administration Tribunal’s order dated 21.12.2023 whereby Application No. 3400/2023 filed by the Respondent (a member of Scheduled caste and absolutely blind) having been favoured, relief has been accorded to her as under:

“17. In view of the discussions above, the Application succeeds and accordingly, we direct as follows.

1. The endorsement dated 4-07-2023 as at Annexure A5 rejecting the candidature of the Applicant is quashed.

2. The selection of the Applicant in the final select list of 8-03-2023 as at Annexure A4 is correct, proper and lawful.

3. The appointment authority in the first respondent department shall consider the applicant for appointment with regard to the selection in the select list of 8-03- 2023. if she is otherwise eligible for appointment. Time for compliance is three months from the date of this order .

4. The fifth respondent institution shall pay costs of this Application to the applicant of Rs.10,000/- (rupees Ten Thousand) only within one month from the date of this order.”

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