Smt. Archna Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Bal Vikas Evam Pushtahar Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
U.P. public-employment writ dismissal: a challenge to a merit-based selection on the ground of an incorrect income certificate fails where no prayer to quash that certificate is filed and the selection follows the prescribed procedure. Tags: income certificate; BPL category candidate; merit marks 10.065 vs 9.6; Government Order dated 21.03.2023; Deptt. of Bal Vikas Evam Pushtahar; respondent No.6 Manju Devi; selection upheld; writ dismissed; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Karunesh Singh Pawar, J. Useful to advocates assessing whether a selection can be impeached without a specific quashing prayer against the offending certificate.
What did the court decide?
No prayer seeking quashing of the income certificate of the selected candidate has been made; the petitioner's contention that the income certificate was wrongly issued therefore cannot be pursued on this record.