Haryana Staff Selection Commission v. Mohit Kumar and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Haryana Staff Selection Commission; 51 LPAs batch 275; orphan/widow weightage five marks; Advertisement No. 03 of 2018 constable and Sub-Inspector recruitment; interpretation by author of clause; literal rule; judicial legislation; B.Premanand v. Mohan Koilal; Union of India v. Manpreet Singh Poonam; Deceased Government Employees Rules 2003 Rule 3(k); Juvenile Justice Act 2015 s.2(42) (counsel's submission); district-wise Group-D Advertisement 4/2018 divergent interpretation; merit list reframing; affidavits 16.02.2022 and 14.03.2023; condonation of delay in filing/re-filing; impleadment of Mukesh Kumar; LPA-1369-2025 and connected appeals.
What did the court decide?
All appeals in the batch stand allowed; the order passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside and the writ petitions are dismissed; benefits given contrary to the restored 'orphan' interpretation are to be withdrawn and reconsidered by the Commission. Separately, delay in re-filing (256-416 days) and in filing (31-707 days) was condoned, and Mukesh Kumar was impleaded as respondent No. 3 in LPA-1169-2023.