Ayushi Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Bal Vikas Seva and Pushthar Lko and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad HC Lucknow Bench, WRIT - A No. 14166 of 2025, Justice Manish Mathur, decided 15-12-2025. Petitioner Ayushi Singh v. State of U.P. (Deptt. of Bal Vikas Seva and Pushthar) and others. Keywords: Mukha Sevika recruitment; Advertisement No. 5/Pariksha/2022; Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category; EWS candidature rejected for want of documentation; physical/document verification dated 28 January 2025; inadvertent EWS application written note; recruitment completed and post filled; writ dismissed at admission stage; no costs. Relevant to searches on EWS-category document verification failures and dismissal of writs at admission stage where selection processes are complete.
What did the court decide?
Although the petitioner had applied under the Economically Weaker Section quota, she did not indicate any documentation to substantiate the EWS claim, and consequently her candidature under the Economically Weaker Category was rejected; she likewise failed to substantiate the claim by documentation at the time of document verification.