Surender Kumar And Others vs Govt Of Nct Of Delhi And Others on 16 February, 2024
Reliance was also placed by the petitioners therein on Sachin and Others v.
Central Reserve Police Force (supra), as well as High Court of Delhi v.
Devina Sharma (supra). It was observed by this Court that in case the
relaxation as claimed is granted, it would create a separate class/category of
applicants with vested rights for age relaxation which is not the intention of
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the Recruitment Rules. Further, granting of relief of age relaxation would
create a situation where the potential applicants who could not come to the
Tribunal would be deprived of such an opportunity. Further, creating such
type of class and vested rights in favour of applicants therein would be in
violation of Article 14 and 16 of Constitution of India, because it will
discriminate other potential candidates who would have applied had they
known that such relaxation would be granted. Also, the judgments referred
to above as relied on behalf of the petitioners were found distinguishable on
facts.