SANJAY KUMAR MANJUL Vs. CHAIRMAN UPSC

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The Archaeological Survey of India is a department of Archaeology of the Government of India. The post of Superintending Archaeologist fell vacant. Sanjay Kumar Manjul (appellant) and Dr. S. Rajavelu, respondent no.4 herein applied therefor. An advertisement was issued for direct recruitment to the said post. 169 applications were received therefore, 16 applicants including that of Sanjay Kumar Manjul were interviewed. Four of them had been selected on 4.08.2004. Indisputably, the case of Dr. S. Rajavelu was not considered by the Union Public Service Commission (for short, 'the Commission) on the premise that he did not fulfill the essential qualifications requisite therefor.

(3.) An original application was filed by some candidates before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, marked as O.A. No. 1899 of 2004, which was dismissed by an order dated 15.07.2005.