MOHIT KUMAR versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

MOHIT KUMAR versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

Clause 5.4(4) of the recruitment notification clearly and mandatorily required an OBC certificate in the State-prescribed format and non-compliance entitled UPPRPB to treat the candidates as unreserved; therefore the candidates who submitted certificates in the Central Government format were not entitled to relief and their appeals fail.

Parties
Appellant: Mohit Kumar; Respondent: State of Uttar Pradesh; Respondent: Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board; Respondent: Kiran Prajapati
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
14 May 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order Dated 22.02.2023 of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Outcome
Lead appeal dismissed; connected appeal allowed
Legal Topics
OBC Certificate, Reservation, Recruitment Notification, Certificate Format, Equal Treatment, Creamy Layer, Judicial Review of Recruitment Advertisements
Service Law Administrative Law Constitutional Law OBC Certificate Reservation Recruitment Notification Certificate Format Equal Treatment +2 more

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Parties

Mohit Kumar

Appellant

State of Uttar Pradesh

Respondent

Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board

Respondent

Kiran Prajapati

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Judgment and Order Dated 22.02.2023 of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether UPPRPB was bound to accept OBC certificates not in the format prescribed in the recruitment notification
  2. 2 Whether non-compliance with the terms of the recruitment advertisement permits rejection of claimed reserved category status
  3. 3 Whether candidates who participated without seeking clarification are entitled to relief despite wrong certificate format

Ratio Decidendi

Clause 5.4(4) of the recruitment notification clearly and mandatorily required an OBC certificate in the State-prescribed format and non-compliance entitled UPPRPB to treat the candidates as unreserved; therefore the candidates who submitted certificates in the Central Government format were not entitled to relief and their appeals fail.

Court Disposition

Lead appeal dismissed; connected appeal allowed

Orders

  • Lead appeal dismissed
  • Connected appeal allowed