Madras Inst.Of Dev. Studies & Anr vs K. Sivasubramaniyan & Ors on 20 August, 2015
29. The respondents have referred to
the decisions of the Hon'ble Apex Court in
Om Prakash Shukla Vs. Akhilesh Kumar Shukla
& Ors.(supra); Madan Lal & Ors. Vs. State
of J & K & Ors.(supra), and Madras
Institute of Development Studies & Anr. Vs.
K. Sivasubramaniyan & Ors.(surpa) by which
it has been held that having consciously
taken part in the process of selection, the
petitioner cannot later gain a right to
challenge the criteria or the process of
selection including the advertisement and
the methodology and in that sense, as
summarised in the decision, there is an
estoppel which operates against the
applicant.