NAVNEET vs UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS & ANR.

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$~91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.07.2025 + LPA 343/2025 NAVNEET .....Appellant Through: Mr.Subodh K. Pathak, Mr.Vinod Soni & Mr.Abhijeet Saxena, Advs versus UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms.Shubhra Parashar, Mr.Virender Pratap Singh Charak, Mr.Satyam Kumar & Mr.Rahul Kumar Sharma, Advs for UOI Mr. Amartya Ashish Sharan & Mr. Akash Kishore for NESTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 31212/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. LPA 343/2025 & CM APPL. 31211/2025 & 31217/2025 2. This appeal has been filed challenging the Order dated 23.10.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court, in WP(C) 11849/2024, titled Navneet v. Union of India and Anr., dismissing the Writ Petition filed by the appellant herein as being bereft of any merit. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 343/2025 Page 1 of 7 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:11.07.2025 20:47:46 3. To give a brief background of the facts in which the present appeal arises, the appellant applied for the post of TGT (Maths) in the EMRS Staff Selection Exam (ESSE-2023). The appellant admittedly was holding a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, having studied the subject of Maths along with Computer Science and Statistics. He did not study Physics in his bachelor’s degree. 4. The advertisement, on the other hand, for the said post prescribed the following educational qualification:- Post Age limit Qualification and Experience TGT (English/ Not exceeding 35 years. ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION: Hindi/ Third Language/ Age relaxation for Four years integrated degree Mathematics/ SC/ST/OBC and othercourse of Regional College of Science/ So