UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs ASHISH KUMAR & ANR.

$~105 & 106 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 7572/2024 and CM APPL. 31504/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Advocate versus ASHISH KUMAR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Pallavi Awasthi and Adv Vaibhavi Mittal for R1 Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms. Himanshi Singh Advocate for R2 W.P.(C) 7573/2024 and CM APPL. 31506/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Advocate versus PRACHI SAKLANI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Pallavi Awasthi and Adv Vaibhavi Mittal for R1 Ms Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms Himanshi Singh Advocate for R2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 08.04.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Consequent to receiving requisite approval from the Ministry of 2010. Of these 6 vacancies, 4 were Unreserved, 1 was reserved for Scheduled Castes and one for Other Backward Classes. 2. The respondents in these writ petitions applied against the said advertisement, for direct recruitment as JE. Written examination was conducted on 20 October 2013. They qualified, and underwent interview on 27 November 2013 which, too, they cleare