AADYA ANTYA vs HIGH COURT OF DELHI THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 04.08.2025 Judgment pronounced on:13.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 5830/2024 AADYA ANTYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. J Sai Deepak, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Abhinav Garg, Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Luv Kumar and Mr. Manwendra Gautam, Advs. versus HIGH COURT OF DELHI THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL .....Respondents Through: Mr. Siddharth Thakur and Mr. Apurv Gaur, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT % 13.08.2025 OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. 1. The petitioner has sought to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of this court to seek her appointment on the seat, which has fallen vacant after resignation of an appointee of the Delhi Judicial Services Examination, 2022, in accordance with Rule 18 (vii) of Delhi Judicial Services Rules, 1970. 2. The facts of the case would lie in a narrow compass, in as much as it is noted from the petition that the respondent had invited Signature Not Verified Signed By:GUNN Signing Date:13.08.2025 11:08:25 W.P.(C) 5830/2024 Page 1 of 14 applications for filling up 123 vacancies in Delhi Judicial Services, vide Notification dated 24.02.2022 by conducting the Delhi Judicial Services Examination, 2022. 3. The petitioner applied for the aforesaid DJS Examination, 2022 and after successfully qualifying the preliminary and mains examination, appeared for the interview. Upon declaration of the final results on 24.03.2023, the petitioner secured the 93rd rank. The selection committee prepared a list of 301 candidates in order of merit, which included the names of the recommended and waitlisted candidates. Out of the said total list, 110 candidates were selected and recommended for appointment and the break-up of the seats reveal that about 85 seats were recom