SARIKA vs DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 13658/2018 SARIKA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Pathy and Mr. Neeraj Anand, Advs. versus DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 21.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. An advertisement dated 22 July 2008, inviting applications for persons who aspired to the post of Teacher (Primary) in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi1 was issued by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board2 in 2008-2009. Clause 9 of the advertisement, with its various sub-clauses, read thus: “(9) MODE OF SELECTION 1 “MCD”, hereinafter 2 “DSSSB”, hereinafter 2. The petitioner, who is a candidate belonging to the Scheduled Tribes3, applied for appointment as Teacher (Primary) in response to the aforesaid advertisement. She was issued an admit card and appeared in the examination. 3 “ST”, hereinafter 3. The examination consisted of two parts, Part-I and Part-II. A consolidated merit list of the candidates who had undertaken