Deegendrakant Verma v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
WPS No. 9668 of 2023, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad, order dated 11/03/2026. Petitioner Deegendrakant Verma versus Union of India (Ministry of Human Resource Development), Registrar NIT Raipur, Director General National Testing Agency, and Dharamlal (Senior Technician, ECE). Challenge to NIT Raipur selection list (Annexure P/1): Respondent No.4 selected at Serial No.6 as Senior Technician (ECE) in OBC category; prayers to quash the selection and for mandamus appointing the petitioner. Counsel Atul Pandey for petitioner sought withdrawal on instructions; petition dismissed as withdrawn; no merits adjudicated. Sealed-cover records furnished by Respondent No.2 (Prateek Sharma) under order dated 14.11.2025 to be returned with due receipt. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, to withdraw the petition; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; no substantive relief granted. Office directed to return sealed-cover documents after obtaining due receipt from the concerned respondent.