LAWS(RAJ)-1998-2-40

SUJA RAM GURJAR Vs. UNION OF INDIA

Decided On February 17, 1998
Suja Ram Gurjar Appellant
V/S
UNION OF INDIA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 14.1.1994 contained in Annexure. Rule 2 passed by the respondent No. 2 declaring him ineligible for the post of Sainik General Duty.

(2.) IT is settled law that a person must be eligible and must fulfill all the requirements on the last date of submission, of the application form and if a person possesses the requisite eligibility qualification subsequent to the last date for submission or the application form, he shall be considered ineligible as the earlier theory of result relating back to the date of examination has consistently been dis -approved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. (Vide: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission v. Alpana : [1994]1SCR131 ; Harpal Kaur Chahal v. Director. Industries. Punjab, 1995 Suppl. (4) SCC 706; Ashok Kumar Sharma v. Chandra Shekhar. : (1997)ILLJ1160SC ; and State of Rajasthan v. Hitendra Kumar Bhatt : (1997)6SCC574 ).

(3.) ARMY Rules, 1954 also throw sufficient light on this issue.