DR SK TYAGI vs AGRICULTURE SCIENTIST RECRUITMENT BOARD & ORS.

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$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7191/2020 DR SK TYAGI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Pradeep Kumar Arya with Mr. Gaurav Chaudhry, Mr. Rishabh Malhotra, Mr. Rishabh, Mr. Aditya Kumar Yadav and Ms. Garima Chaudhary, Advs. versus AGRICULTURE SCIENTIST RECRUITMENT BOARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gagan Mathur, Adv. for R-1 and R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 10.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. In August 2019, the Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board1 issued an Advertisement inviting applications for the post of Director in the ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology2, Ludhiana. The Advertisement required, among other things, the No Objection Certificate3 from the employer of the candidate to reach the Secretary, ARSB, within 15 days of the closing date for submission of applications, failing which the application 1 “ARSB” hereinafter 2 “CIPHET” hereinafter 3 “NOC”, hereinafter W.P.(C) 7191/2020 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:22.03.2025 16:56:57 would stand rejected without notice. The closing date for submitting applications was 26 September 2019. 2. The petitioner who, at that time, was working as Principal Scientist and Project Coordinator in the CIPHET, submitted his application for consideration for appointment as Director, in response to the above advertisement, on 24 September 2019. On ¾ October 2019, the CIPHET wrote to the Secretary, ARSB, acknowledging the receipt of the petitioner’s application on 24 September 2019 and stating, further, that the Vigilance Section of the ICAR had been requested to issue the vigilance clearance certificate, which would be forwarded to the ARSB immediately on recei