Amit Kumar v. Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Amit Kumar v. Union of India and Anr, CWP-1930-2022 (O&M), Punjab and Haryana High Court, decided 07.05.2025 by Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J. Writ petition seeking consideration of the petitioner's candidature under the OBC (ESM) category for the post of Goods Guard was disposed of as infructuous: pursuant to the interim order dated 03.02.2022 the candidature was considered against that category, but the petitioner failed to make the final select list, and his counsel could not controvert infructuousity. CM-6665-CWP-2025 was allowed as prayed for, with the respondents' compliance affidavit and Annexures R-6 and R-7 taken on record.
What did the court decide?
The Court recorded that learned counsel for the petitioner was not in a position to controvert the respondents' submission that the petition had become infructuous, the petitioner having been considered under the OBC (ESM) category pursuant to the interim order dated 03.02.2022 but failing to make the final select list.