wherein, the said
employee was given permission to participate in the subsequent selection
process by the District and Sessions Judge, Karnal. There also, before
selection
selection process for regular post in 1999-2001 and 2003-
2006 carried out by the respondent, but he could not make the grade.
Subsequently ... conceded position on record that he had participated in the subsequent
selection process carried out by the respondent and he could not make
2018 dated
16.04.2018. (Annexure P--2)and subsequent selection
process including final result dated 04.03.2019(Annexure
P-8)and
8)and appointment made in lieu
Dr. Mahipal Singh And Others vs State Of Haryana And Others on 22 April, 2025
whims and caprices as
well as after commencement of selection process introduced
01.04.2023 as cut-off date. In the absence of prescription of
date either ... subsequent years. The
respondent, as per its convenience, invited objections from
candidates and carried out changes in the advertisement and
selection process. If the respondent
rationale
behind recasting the selection criteria, as they willingly took part in the
selection process even after thee criteria had been so recast. Their
candidature ... candidate has voluntarily applied for and participated in a selection process,
he is interdicted from subsequently challenging its legality or fairness of the
process, based
complete certificate at a stage
subsequent to the cut-off-date
cut date for applying to such selection/examination
process.
Relevant Statute
Statut
7. Article ... petitioners would also result in administrative chaos and will
prolong the selection process indefinit
indefinitely.
Analysis (re law)
9. It is trite law that
selection process without any protest, it
would not be open to an unsuccessful candidate to
challenge the selection criteria subsequently.
ii) In Ramesh Chandra Shah ... view that the appellants
having participated in the selection process without
objection and subsequently found to be not successful, a
challenge to the process
based on a specific notification for vacancies
and a subsequent circular, followed by a selection process
involving written tests and interviews, which distinguishes their
case
based on a specific notification for vacancies
and a subsequent circular, followed by a selection process
involving written tests and interviews, which distinguishes their
case
