DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD AND ORS vs SH JASPREET DHINGRA AND ORS

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$~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1810/2025, CM APPL. 8686/2025 & CM APPL. 8687/2025 DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. V S R Krishna, Adv. versus SH JASPREET DHINGRA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 17.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The respondents participated in a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination1 held on 29 July 2017, for promotion from the Grade of Senior Maintainer/Head Maintainer in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation2 to the grade of Junior Engineer (Electrical). The examination consisted of two papers. The papers were in Multiple Choice Questions3 format. There were 100 MCQs in Paper-I and 40 MCQs in Paper-II, making a total of 140 MCQs. Each question 1 “LDCE” hereinafter 2 “DMRC” hereinafter 3 MCQ Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 1810/2025 Page 1 of 20 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:21.02.2025 19:06:40 carried ½ mark. The total marks of both the papers were, therefore, 70. 2. 60% of the total marks of 70, i.e. 42 marks, was fixed as the minimum qualifying mark for a candidate to be entitled to promotion. 3. The respondents contended that they had answered 84 questions correctly and had, therefore, been awarded 42 marks. 42 being the qualifying marks, the respondents had qualified the examination. 4. This position is undisputed. 5. Thereafter, certain candidates represented to the DMRC, stating that Q. 100 in Paper-I was incorrect, as printed. The said question reads thus: “100. Replacing a 400 W HPMV4 with 250 V HPSV5 lamp in street lighting operate for 4000 Hours per annum will result in annual energy savings of: (a) 600 kWH (b) 300 kWH (c) 150 kWH (d) 1000 kWH” 6. The candidates who repr