considering number of
irregularities in the selection process, the High Court rightly set
aside the selection process subsequent to the stage of declaration
of written ... selection process. It is a settled law
that a person having consciously participated in the interview cannot
turn around and challenge the selection process
select list would become ineffective qua the subject
selection process. For, that selection process is concluded. None of the
writ petitioners can, therefore, succeed ... selection process of 2010. Moreover, since the writ
petitioners have participated in the earlier selection process of 2010 and
not in the subsequent selection process
matter in issue, raising the question whether the
persons selected in subsequent selection processes, who had cleared the
departmental examination within the stipulated period, should ... compared with any person who has been
appointed in a subsequent selection process.
The authority only has a right to fix the seniority
of such
basis of the result of subsequent selection. He
would submit that the UPPSC started selection process for filling ... selection process that
commenced in 1987 should rank senior to those selected in the selection
process commencing much later in 1990. By a process
allotted to a male candidate. Appellant was also subjected to that
selection process initiated by the Board. She was also in the merit under
STGB ... Navid, the petitioner therein by the
time got admission in the subsequent selection process. Therefore, that
15th odd seat which arose in the year
direct the State
to complete the selection process in the order of merit. …
… …”.
19. In its subsequent order dated 16.01.2018 this Court thereafter directed ... cadre of Platoon Commander (PAC) but two
subsequent selection processes were already undertaken.
25. At the outset, we must deal with the challenges raised
posts lying vacant would have to be filled up in the subsequent
selection process. The High Court held that since in the
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advertisement ... vacancies, if any left, would have to be filled
in the subsequent selection process. The Court also held that the
letter dated 01.06.2016 relaxing
mentioned in para 4 is a condition in respect of a subsequent
selection process initiated vide advertisement in the year 2016.
5. Learned counsel
perceived career horizon were
held to have been disadvantaged in subsequent selection processes.
Moreover, the very same set of ACRs that had been utilised ... competitive fray for PC. Ultimately, the
fairness of the selection process cannot be assessed in isolation from the
conditions under which the underlying evaluative material
whether to continue or initiate a fresh selection
process, TS-Transco decided to cancel the earlier selection
process and initiate a new recruitment drive ... altered circumstances to continue with
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the earlier selection process or to initiate a fresh selection
process.
Conclusion
33. For these reasons, we set aside