JASWANT KUMAR vs NTPC LIMITED THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM- MANAGING DIRECTOR & ANR.

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$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on: 14.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 15398/2025 & CM APPL. 63080/2025 JASWANT KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj A. George, Mr. Rizwan Ahmad, Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, Mr. Shivam Yadav, Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Ms. Shilpa Liza George, Ms. Brinda Bhuttiprolu, Advocates. versus NTPC LIMITED THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM- MANAGING DIRECTOR & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Akshit Pradhan, Mr. Yogesh Verma, Advocates for R-1. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J (ORAL) 1. The petitioner was a candidate for employment as an Engineering Executive Trainee (Civil) in NTPC Limited [“NTPC”] through the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, 2024, pursuant to an advertisement dated 25.01.2025. He has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking further time to undergo pre- employment medical examination and join the post. He also seeks setting aside of a communication dated 19.09.2025, by which NTPC has treated his candidature as closed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:PARUL W.P.(C) 15398/2025 Page 1 of 6 VASHIST Signing Date:16.10.2025 18:03:27 2. I have heard Mr. Manoj V. George, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Akshit Pradhan, learned counsel for NTPC. 3. The advertisement dated 25.01.2025 called for recruitment of Engineering Executive Trainees in several disciplines, including 50 vacancies in Civil Engineering. The petitioner applied in the Scheduled Caste category, for which 16 vacancies were advertised. 4. NTPC issued an offer of appointment to the petitioner on 24.07.2025 by email. The letter stipulated the date of reporting as 07.08.2025 and the place of reporting as Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh. In the said letter, the following stipulations were also included: “1.0 You are requi