ANSHUL vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on: 25.07.2025 W.P.(C) 10840/2025 ANSHUL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mohit Siwach, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Iram Majid, CGSC for UOI with Mr. Mohd. Suboor, Advocate for UOI. Mr. Amartya Ashish Sharan & Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 44796/2025 (Exemption) Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 10840/2025 & CM APPL. 44795/2025 (interim directions) 1. Issue notice. Mr. Mohd. Suboor, learned counsel, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 1, and Mr. Amartya Ashish Sharan, learned counsel, accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 2 and 3. 2. The petitioner applied for appointment to the post of Trained Graduate Teacher [“TGT”] (Social Studies) pursuant to an advertisement issued by NESTS in the year 2023. 3. The eligibility criteria for the said post, as specified in the advertisement, was as follows: “(e) For TGT (Social Studies): (i) The candidate should have studied any of the two subjects out of the following subject combination at graduation