REENA YADAV vs INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 28th November, 2025 W.P.(C) 18122/2025 & CM APPL. 74984-74985/2025 REENA YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Mudgil, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Ms. Eti Kushwaha & Ms. Garima Anand, Advs. versus INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Ms. Priti Kumari & Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advs. for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN AVNEESH JHINGAN, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition is filed seeking quashing of advertisement no. EN 40/13 dated 03.01.2024 inviting applications for post of Assistant Director (Research). Further prayer is to quash the rejection of candidature of the petitioner. Direction is sought to respondent no.1 to consider the post-graduate score of 5.44 CGPA as high second class. 2. The brief facts are that on 03.01.2024 the advertisement of respondent no.1 invited applications for the post of Assistant Director (Research). The eligibility criteria was Master‟s Degree with High Second Class in any Social Science discipline from a recognized university or equivalent qualification and at least three years 2.1 The petitioner on 05.02.2024, applied in category of Other Bac