DEEPAK KUMAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) 63 petitioners belonging to different categories have filed the present writ petition and challenged the select list dated 21.01.2020, published by Staff Selection Commission i.e. respondent No.4 (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), whereby 56088 Constables (G.D.) have been selected for appointment to Central Armed Forces. A prayer has been made to select and appoint the petitioners as they have qualified the Computer Based Examination (CBE), Physical Efficiency Test (PET)/Physical Standard Test (PST) and Detailed Medical Examination. The petitioners have also questioned the Corrigendum Notice dated 08.02.2019 and 07.02.2019, issued by respondent Commission, whereby process of normalization was introduced for evaluating the marks scored by the candidates. Petitioners, therefore, assert that the select list be drawn again strictly in accordance with Advertisement dated 21.07.2018 as well as Sub-clause (1) of Clause 9 of the revised scheme for recruitment of Constables issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. It is also urged that 4122 remaining vacancies be also filled with the appointment of petitioners as they are eligible. One of the prayers made in the petition is also to constitute a high level enquiry committee for scrutinizing the alleged irregularities committed in the recruitment itself. Petitioners further contend that the respondents be directed to declare actual raw marks and normalization marks of all selected and non-selected candidates for the posts in question.

(2.) I have heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. Atipriya Gautam, Advocate for the petitioners and Sri Pranay Krishna, learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 1 to 4 and perused the materials on record.

(3.) The recruitment herein has been initiated pursuant to an advertisement contained in Annexure no. 2 to the writ petition which came to be published in the Employment News on 21.07.2018. The applicants were allowed to register themselves between 21.07.2018 to 20.08.2018. Selection was to be made by the Commission to the post of Constable (G.D.) in different Central Police Agencies i.e. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Secretariat Security Force (SSF) and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles as per the scheme of recruitment formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs pursuant to a memorandum of understanding signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Commission. All applications were to be accepted by online mode only. Computer Based Examination was to be conducted by the Commission in Hindi and English, which was to be followed with Physical Efficiency Test/Physical Standard Test, Detailed Medical Examination/Review Medical Examination and on the basis of eligibility documents to be furnished by the candidates subject to their verification. The minimum qualification for appointment is Matriculation or 10th pass from a recognized Board or University and the candidates were to be between 18 to 23 years of age as on 01.08.2018. Relaxation in age limit was available as per the Government Policy for SC/ST, O.B.C. and Ex-servicemen cadre and is specified in para 4-B of the advertisement.