Akash Garhewal v. State Of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 531 of 2016; decided 16.01.2025 by Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.; writ petition challenging advertisement dated 23.10.2015 and recruitment for post of Professors by Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Open University for non-provision of 12% Scheduled Castes reservation (OBC reservation also urged); dismissed as devoid of merit on grounds of petitioner's non-participation in recruitment process, completion of process in 2016, and non-joinder of appointed Assistant Professors as necessary parties; reservation issue not decided on merits; keywords: reservation, Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Class, advertisement quashing, maintainability, non-participation, non-joinder, recruitment completed.
What did the court decide?
It being undisputed that the petitioner did not participate in the recruitment process pursuant to the advertisement dated 23.10.2015, the recruitment process was already completed in 2016, and the persons appointed were not impleaded as party respondents, the court found no merit in the petition and dismissed it. The challenge to the advertisement for want of SC/OBC reservation was not decided on merits.