High Court of Delhi (Sachin Datta, J.), order dated 17.03.2025, disposing of a batch of 42 writ petitions (enumerated items 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 68-103; W.P.(C) 2681, 2682, 2750, 2769, 2791, 2800, 1535, 1557-1565, 1778, 1793, 1816, 1817, 1819, 1824, 1836, 1837, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1871, 1873, 1888, 1889, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1950, 1952/2025 and 17263-17268/2024) filed by Home Guards enrolment aspirants against the Lieutenant Governor/GNCTD & Ors. Grievance: complete results not declared for the selection initiated vide DGHG advertisement DIP/Shabdarth/Classified/0308/23-24 dated 24.01.2024 (10,285 tentative vacancies, subsequently limited to 2,346 by the Lt. Governor's decision of 14.11.2024 amid pending labour-court/writ litigation), and the reasons for non-selection not communicated - the dghgenrollment.in portal displaying 'INVALID DETAILS' on login and the homeguard.gov.delhi.in merit list affording no discernible reason for non-selection. Counter-affidavit traced the process: PMET 17-24.09.2024 (32,511 reported; 3,188 qualified), computer-based written test 06.10.2024 through CEL (3,044 appeared; final result carried benefit of marks in three questions), document verification 16-25.10.2024 (3,110 called; 55 absent; 493 disqualified; 2,562 eligible; boards ordered on 11.02.2025 to re-examine reports), category-wise merit lists per Standing Order No.15 dated 19.01.2024 (UR-Male merit closed at 45 marks, SC at 32; 196 Female-UR and 61 SC-Male vacancies cross-filled per approval dated 17.12.2024; second-list last UR-Male selectee at 41 marks), culminating - per the Court's computation - in 1,442 + 257 = 1,669 selections, with 677 SC/ST/OBC vacancies (350 male; 327 female) unfilled and 893 UR-Male candidates outside all merit lists. Court's resolution: prima facie nothing amiss in the conduct of the selection; on the respondents' recorded submission, the manner of the selection process and the specific reason(s) for non-selection of each unsuccessful candidate to be published on https://dghgenrollment.in within four weeks, and candidates held up for want of medical clearance to be called for re-medical examination; taking the statement on record, petitions disposed of without further orders, with liberty to avail appropriate remedies if aggrieved by the reasons cited. The respondents' counter-affidavit invoked Supreme Court authority - Jiban Krishna Mondal (2015) 12 SCC 74 and Grah Rakshat (2015) 6 SCC 247 - that Home Guard volunteers, being tenure-bound volunteers, cannot claim regularization; the Delhi Home Guards Rules, 1959 and Standing Order No.15 (19.01.2024) are referenced.
