Nagendra Ram vs The State Of Bihar on 17 May, 2024
13. The first issue to be considered is as to
whether the CITS is a mandatory qualification; as one
issued under Article 73 of the Constitution of India. It has to
be noticed that a Division Bench of Allahabad High Court
in Berojgar Audhyogik Kalyan Samiti Vs. State of Uttar
Pradesh; MANU/UP/0024/23, has held; based on the
changes modifying the mandatory nature of the CITS to a
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desirable one, that Upendra Narain Singh (supra) as
affirmed by a Division Bench is of no help to the petitioners
therein who had also raised a similar challenge against the
selection, asserting the mandatory nature of the CITS.