The High Court of Delhi upheld the Administrative Tribunal Order quashing the cancellation of the Respondent's candidature in a teaching recruitment, noting she attempted to upload documents during an admitted technical glitch but was not notified of the failure.
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GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Gaurav Dhingra and Mr.Shashank Singh, Advs.
versus
SUSHMA RANI .....Respondent Through: Mr.Sourabh Ahuja, Adv.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN
NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL)
“7· It is noted that vide an order dated 17.06.2021, as an interim measure, last appointment to the post of TGT Punjabi (Female) (Post Code 143/2017) under the SC category was made subject to the final outcome of this O.A. The result of the recruitment process in question was declared in the year 2019 and the last selected
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candidate has been working for the last four years. Therefore, the respondents are directed to comply with the directions of this Tribunal without disturbing the last selected candidate and by creating a supernumerary post, if required, to accommodate the applicant if a situation so arises.”
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including one dated 01.05.2019, wherein she stated that she resides in a very backward colony where there is no cybercafe except only a small shop at home. She further submits that her husband went to the cybercafe on 04.02.2019 to upload the scanned copies of her certificates, and the shopkeeper operating the site informed him that the same had been done. She also asserted that she did not receive any intimation from the petitioners about the non-uploading of the documents. She submitted that it may be due to a technical fault or other reasons that the documents could not be uploaded.
“5. It is seen that the applicant participated and succeeded in the various stages of the selection process. However, her candidature has been rejected on the ground that she failed to upload the e-dossiers during the scheduled period. Admittedly, there was a technical glitch in the website of the respondents due to which the closing date was extended by the respondents themselves. The applicant had attempted to upload the e-dossiers on the website on 04.02.2019 itself. It is important to note that the applicant preferred various representations of her grievances before the respondents. The applicant uploaded the dossiers well within time unlike the applicants before the Hon'ble High Court in W.P.(C) No. 4085/2019. The applicant was vigilant and did the needful well within time as supported by the documents on record.”
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mail dated 24.03.2025 from the National Informatics Centre, submits that the respondent had not submitted her e-dossier, because of which her e-dossier number could not be generated. He submits that the login details would clearly show that the respondent logged into the website of the petitioners on 04.02.2019 and then again on 05.02.2019 and 12.02.2019; however, she did not submit her documents. Even the printout relied upon by the respondent shows that her documents were not submitted, as they were not saved on the website by the respondent. He submits that the learned Tribunal has, therefore, erred in concluding that it was due to a technical glitch that the respondent could not upload her documents.
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NAVIN CHAWLA, J
MADHU JAIN, J
DECEMBER 1, 2025 /ns/Yg
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court should interfere with the Tribunal Order allowing the respondent's writ petition reinstating her candidature despite failure to upload e-dossiers due to unreported technical gli
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.
SUSHMA RANI
Navin Chawla
Madhu Jain
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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