Roshan and Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of MTS recruitment process; JNU Advertisement No. 1/RC(NT)/2023; abandonment of selection before select list; no indefeasible right to appointment; Shankarsan Dash v. Union of India AIR 1991 SC 1612 distinguished; Articles 14 and 16; Article 226 judicial review confined to arbitrariness and mala fides; Clause 21 right to withdraw advertisement; vacancies refilled by fresh advertisements; legitimate expectation versus vested right; mandamus refused; audi alteram partem inapplicable to policy decisions; delay and laches in W.P.(C) 4738/2026; W.P.(C) 5421/2026 order dated 22.04.2026 followed.
What did the court decide?
The principal controversy regarding the validity of the withdrawal is governed by the findings in the judgment dated 22 April 2026 in W.P.(C.) 5421/2026; this Court finds no ground to depart from the view taken therein