GHANSHYAM DAS vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on:27.11.2025 Pronounced on:07.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 6577/2019 GHANSHYAM DAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Nagar, Mr. Amit Kumar Verma, Mr. Shalab Agarwal, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. R.V. Sinha, Mr. A.S. Singh, Ms. Shirya Sharma, Mr. Moti Garg, Advs. for UPSC with Ms. Chawng Lien Mawi, Under Secretary CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 03.12.2018 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 4238/2015, titled as Prof. Ghanshyam Das v. Union Public Service Commission & Anr., filed by the petitioner herein, whereby the learned Tribunal dismissed the said O.A., with the following directions: “5. The selection to the post in question was exclusively through interview. It is not disputed that applicant was eligible to be Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 6577/2019 Page 1 of 13 NEGI Signing Date:07.01.2026 18:19:09 considered. However, in the interview he secured only 22 marks. The minimum stipulated for the post, is 50 in the scale of 100, and for reserved category, it was reduced to 40. Since, the applicant secured only 22marks, he was not selected. 6. No exception can be taken to the action taken by the respondents. The O.A. is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.” FACTS OF THE CASE 2. The present petition arises out of a recruitment process initiated by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) (hereinafter referred to as respondent no.2)) for the post of Assistant Director Grade-II (Mechanical) in the Office of Development Commissioner, Ministry