RAKHI RAY & ORS.

v.

THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI & ORS.

(Civil Appeal Nos. 1133-1135 of 2010)

FEBRUARY 01, 2010

[K.G. Balakrishnan CJI., Deepak Verma and Dr. B.S. Chauhan, JJ.]

2010 (2) SCR 239

The Judgment of the Court was delivered by

DR. B.S. CHAUHAN, J. 1. Applications for permission to file Special

Leave Petitions are granted.

2. Leave granted.

3. These appeals have been filed for seeking directions to the

respondents i.e. the High Court of Delhi and the Lt. Governor of Delhi to offer

the appointment to the appellants on the posts in the cadre of District Judges

in Delhi Judicial Service.

4. Facts and circumstances giving rise to these appeals are that in order

to fill up 20 vacancies in the cadre of District Judge in Delhi, the respondent

No.1, the High Court of Delhi, issued an advertisement dated 19.5.2007. Out

of these 20 vacancies, 13 were to be filled up from the General Category

candidates; 3 from Scheduled Castes; and 4 from Scheduled Tribes.

Appellants who belong to General Category, faced the selection process. The

result was declared on 3.1.2008. Appellants found place in the merit list but

much below. All the 13 vacancies in the said cat