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

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$~87 * 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 Signature Not Verified Signed By:AWANISHW.P.(C) 18122/2025 Page 1 of 11 CHANDRA MISHRA Signing Date:02.12.2025 10:52:38 experience in teaching, research in social science area and/or three year experience of research administration in a reputed organization and computer literacy was desirable. 2.1 The petitioner on 05.02.2024, applied in category of Other Backward Class – Non Creamy Layer (in short “OBC-NCL”) candidate. The provisional result of the computer based test and paper based test was declared on 17.06.2025, which was finalized by notice dated 04.07.2025. The petitioner was declared „not-eligible‟ for not having master‟s degree with high