Cdr Akhilesh Kumar and 4 Others v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ of mandamus for declaration of result and selection of five petitioners as Sub-Inspector (Civil Police) on the basis of the 2011 ranker examination conducted pursuant to an advertisement; claim opposed as barred by laches (more than 10 years since advertisement); reliance on Supreme Court orders in Satyabrat Chaudhary & Ors vs. State of U.P. & Others (SLP(C) No. 28838 of 2019) and Arvind Kumar Tewari Vs. State of U.P. and others (WP(C) No. 1369 of 2018) restraining entertainment of matters relating to the advertisement; writ petition dismissed by Allahabad High Court (Rajeev Misra, J.), order dated 16.5.2022.
What did the court decide?
Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel, coupled with the facts noted (including the unrebutted contention of laches and the Supreme Court orders), this Court does not find any good or justifiable ground to entertain the writ petition.