MANJEET KUMAR vs FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA

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$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 979/2024 & CM APPL. 57667/2024 MANJEET KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Nitin K Gupta, Ms. Pranjal Vyas and Mr. Aayush Tripathi, Advs. versus FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Om Prakash, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 07.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Consequent to an advertisement issued by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection1 on 23 February 2019 inviting applications for recruitment to the post of Assistant Grade-III in the UR, Depot, Technical and Accounts Cadres and Hindi Posts in the Food Corporation of India2, the appellant applied and appeared in the Phase I examination of the said selection which was conducted on 3 June 2019. The result dated 8 July 2019, released by the IBPS, declared the appellant to have been successful in the Phase I examination conducted on 3 June 2019. The appellant thereafter 1 “IBPS” hereinafter 2 “FCI” hereinafter LPA 979/2024 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 12 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:11.02.2025 15:12:20 appeared in the Phase II examination which took place on 27 July 2019. The result of the said examination was declared in December 2020. The appellant’s name did not figure in the said result. The appellant was aware of the fact that the result was declared in December 2020 and that his name did not figure therein. 2. On these facts, there is no dispute. 3. According to the recital of facts in the impugned judgment of the learned Single Judge, which Mr. Gupta, learned Counsel for the appellant does not dispute, the appellant did not approach the Court as, according to him, similarly situated persons had approached the Court and the appellant decided to await the out