Neha Dadsena v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS 548/2019; Neha Dadsena v. State of Chhattisgarh and Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission; benchmark disability reservation in recruitment; Sickle Cell disease categorized under Orthopedic Disability; 2% reservation; GAD circular dt. 29.08.2018 (Annexure-R/1); clarification letter dt. 07.05.2019 (Annexure-R/2); petitioner did not claim reservation in application (Annexure-P/02); final select list 01.02.2020; candidate cannot make u-turn and challenge selection process after failing to claim reservation; dismissal at admission stage; Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal; decision date 06.01.2026; High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner did not claim reservation under the category of persons having 'benchmark disability of Sickle Cell' while making application against the advertisement/selection in question; consequently her candidature was not considered under that category, the selection process proceeded, and the final select list was prepared on 01.02.2020.