MANOJ KUMAR PANDA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) 1. By means of the present writ petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 14th March, 2008 passed by the Director of the Institute, respondent No. 2, filed as Annexure 9 to the writ petition. The petitioner further prays for a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue an appointment letter to the petitioner forthwith for the post of Assistant Director (Technical) and other consequential reliefs.

(2.) BRIEFLY stated the facts giving rise to the present petition are as follows:

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Selection Committee in its wisdom had permitted the petitioner to appear in the interview with the stipulation that the original certificates should be produced at the time of joining and, therefore, the stand taken by the Director that the approval was not accorded by the competent authority to such procedure adopted by the Selection Committee, the action of the Selection Committee is arbitrary. He further submitted that the petitioner's selection could not have been kept in abeyance or cancelled merely on this ground as it was open to the Selection Committee not to permit the petitioner to appear for the interview and if it has permitted the petitioner to appear in the interview with certain conditions, the competent authority could not have overruled such decision.