Koncha Jaya Prakash v. Staff Selection Commission
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 28.11.2024 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Koncha Jaya Prakash ... Petitioner Vs.
1.Staff Selection Commission, Block No.12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.
2.Staff Selection Commission, Southern Region, By its Regional Director, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd Floor, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
3.The Deputy Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai - 600 108.
4.Indian Meteorological Department, Mausam Bhawan Ln, Old Prem Nagar Block M, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.
... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order dated 20.07.2023 passed in
OA.No.1054 of 2022 & MA 348 of 2023 and its corrigendum dated 17.08.2023 by the 3rd respondent and quash the same and consequently directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to place the petitioner in the post of Scientific Assistant in India Meteorological Department (IMD) on par with the persons appointed through recruitment notification dated 30.09.2022 in the file HQ-PPI01/8/2022-PP_1 of 1st respondents.
For Petitioner : Mr.A.Leeban For Respondents : Dr.G.Babu, (for R1, 2 & 4) Senior Panel Counsel Tribunal (R3)
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) The Writ Petition on hand has been instituted challenging order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal dated 20.07.2023 passed in O.A.No.1054 of 2022.
2.
The petitioner filed Original Application challenging the recruitment notice dated 30.09.2022 and for further direction to permit the petitioner to participate in the process of selection. It is not in dispute that the Writ Petitioner was permitted to write the written examination. However, he was unsuccessful in the written examination and therefore, not selected for appointment to the post of Scientific Assistant.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner being a differently abled person, the benefit of extra time was not granted to him during the examination. The said claim now made by the petitioner cannot be considered by this Court, since the process of recruitment was already over and the petitioner was not even successful in the written examination. However, the relief sought for by the petitioner to participate in the process of selection was granted and thus, no further adjudication needs to be undertaken. 4.
Consequently, the Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. The connected Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, are closed. [S.M.S., J.] [M.J.R., J.] 28.11.2024 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order gd
To 1.Staff Selection Commission, Block No.12, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.
2.Staff Selection Commission, Southern Region, By its Regional Director, EVK Sampath Building, 2nd Floor, DPI Campus, College Road, Chennai - 600 006.
3.The Deputy Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai - 600 108.
4.Indian Meteorological Department, Mausam Bhawan Ln, Old Prem Nagar Block M, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003.
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.
gd 28.11.2024