SONI vs DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD (DSSSB) AND ANR.

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$~61 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4035/2019 & CM APPL. 18228/2019 SONI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Ms. Kritika, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Mr. Pradeep Kumar and Mr. Mahim Pratap, Advs. versus DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD (DSSSB) AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 06.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The advertisement No.02/17 was published by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board1 on 7 August 2017, inviting applications for various posts in the Delhi Administration. Among these was the post of Primary Teacher in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi2, bearing post code 16/17. 2. In response to the said advertisement, the petitioner applied, 1 “DSSSB”, hereinafter 2 “MCD”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 4035/2019 Page 1 of 9 KUMAR Signing Date:08.03.2025 15:59:29 indicating that she belongs to the “Other Backward Classes3”. She participated in the examination which was held on 29 October 2017. However, thereafter, apparently owing to mass cheating, the examination was cancelled. 3. On 26 June 2018, the DSSSB issued advertisement No.01/18, re-advertising the aforesaid posts, which were earlier advertised by advertisement No.02/17. At the foot of the advertisement was appended the following note: “Candidates who have already applied for the post code 16/17 w.e.f. 25/8/2017 to 15/9/2017 need not apply again, they would be given One time age relaxation upto the new cut off date.” 4. Thus, the petitioner was not required to apply afresh for participating in advertisement No.01/18. At