PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ORS.

Where, in a re-working of a selection list undertaken in compliance with this Court's directions and within the same selection process, candidates who had been initially selected against reserved posts are, by virtue of their merit, entitled to be placed in the open category, such shifting and adjustment is not illegal or invalid; the State acted lawfully in reworking the list for the 3295 additional posts.

Parties
Petitioners: Pramod Kumar Singh and Ors.; Respondents: State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
16 March 2021
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India / Judgment Petition Dismissed
Outcome
Petition dismissed.
Legal Topics
Reservation in Public Employment, Shifting of Candidates From Reserved to Open Category, Merit List Reworking, Application of Tiebreaker in Selection
Service Law Reservation Reservation in Public Employment Shifting of Candidates From Reserved to Open Category Merit List Reworking Application of Tiebreaker in Selection

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Parties

Pramod Kumar Singh and Ors.

Petitioners

State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India / Judgment Petition Dismissed

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether candidates initially selected against reserved category posts could be shifted to open category based on their merit in a re-worked select list
  2. 2 Whether the State complied with directions of this Court in Ashish Kumar Yadav and Ors.
  3. 3 Whether the reworking prejudiced General Category candidates by overlapping seats

Ratio Decidendi

Where, in a re-working of a selection list undertaken in compliance with this Court's directions and within the same selection process, candidates who had been initially selected against reserved posts are, by virtue of their merit, entitled to be placed in the open category, such shifting and adjustment is not illegal or invalid; the State acted lawfully in reworking the list for the 3295 additional posts.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed.

Orders

  • Writ petition dismissed