Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Vs Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Vs Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive adjudication; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty granted to the petitioner to approach the court in case any grievance remains. Counsel for respondents stated that documents under prayer (a) would be supplied within two weeks and that the re-evaluation directed by Respondent No. 4 would be carried out within two weeks with the result conveyed to the petitioner.

Issue for consideration

Whether Respondent No. 1 (DSSSB) should be directed to provide the petitioner's evaluated answer sheets, question papers, answer keys and marking scheme of the Common Assistant Accounts Officer (Civil) Examination-2021 (Part-II). +1 more

Ratio / Principle

After respondents' counsel stated that the documents sought in prayer (a) would be supplied within two weeks and that re-evaluation (already directed by Respondent No. 4) would be completed within two weeks, the petitioner withdrew the petition; the court accordingly dismissed the petition, along with the pending application, as withdrawn and granted liberty to approach the court in case any grievance remains.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

W.P.(C) 8521/2025, High Court of Delhi (Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., 14.07.2025): Petitioner Sanjeev Kumar sought (a) supply by DSSSB of his evaluated answer sheets, question papers, answer keys and marking scheme of the Common Assistant Accounts Officer (Civil) Examination-2021 (Part-II), and (b) re-evaluation of his Paper-3 (Cost and Management Accounts) answer sheet with declaration of revised results, so as to act on the circular dated 27.05.2025 of the Office of District & Sessions Judge (HQs), Delhi. Counsel for respondents stated that the documents would be supplied within two weeks and that Respondent No. 4 had already directed Respondent No. 1 to carry out the re-evaluation, likewise within two weeks, with the result to be conveyed to the petitioner. Upon the petitioner's withdrawal, the petition and pending application were dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to approach the court afresh if any grievance remained. Merits not adjudicated; no statute or precedent cited; no dissenting opinion.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 8521/2025, CM APPL. 36926/2025 MR. SANJEEV KUMAR .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Vineet Kumar, Advocate

versus

DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD with Ms. Aliza Alam,m Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat and Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI

O R D E R % 14.07.2025

By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks the following relief(s):-

“a. directing Respondent No. 1 to provide the Petitioner's evaluated answer sheets, question papers, answer keys, and marking schemes of the Common Assistant Accounts Officer (Civil) Examination-2021 (Part-II) at the earliest.

b. further directing Respondent No. 1 and Respondent No. 4 to consider the request of the petitioner for re-evaluation of his answer sheet of Paper-3 (Cost and Management Accounts) of the said examination and declare the revised results at the earliest, enabling the Petitioner to decide about his eligibility to apply for regular appointment under the circular dated 27.05.2025 issued by the Office of District & Sessions Judge (HQs), Delhi, and allowing him sufficient time to submit his application before the deadline or to prepare for the next examination to be conducted by Respondent No. 1…”

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Learned counsel appearing for the respondents states upon instructions, that the documents as required in prayer (a) would be supplied within two weeks from today. He further states that insofar as prayer (b) is concerned, the respondent No.4 has already directed respondent no.1 to carry out the re-evaluation. Let the same shall be done within a period of two weeks and thereafter, the result of re-evaluation will be conveyed to the petitioner.

In view of the aforesaid, at this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner states, upon instructions, that he seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to approach the court in case any grievance remains. 4. In view of the above, the petition, along with the pending application, is dismissed as withdrawn. Liberty granted.

MANOJ KUMAR OHRI, J

JULY 14, 2025/ rd

This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 18/07/2025 at 12:13:54