NAKUL PRASAD Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE petitioner has approached this Court being aggrieved with his non -selection under Advertisement No. 2/2007 in the post of Manager (Finance) under Airports Authority of India Limited.

(3.) IN the meantime, a fresh Advertisement No. 2/2012 was issued by the respondent -Airports Authority of India Limited in which vacant posts were carried over and included. The petitioner admittedly did not fulfill the eligibility criteria and could not compete in the said selection process. However, the said advertisement did not attain finality and another Advertisement No. 2/2015 has been published for appointment to the various posts including that of Airport Manager (Finance). The recruitment exercise admittedly is on all India basis. Petitioner after obtaining information in November 2012, made a representation before the respondents for recruitment under the same advertisement as the benefit of reservation could not be passed on to the OBC candidates in such circumstances. Said representation has been rejected by order dated 10.05.2013 reiterating that the petitioner had secured 70 marks out of 125, which is less than 60% marks which is cut -off percentage kept for final selection in the OBC Category.