JITENDER YADAV vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 07th JANUARY, 2026 IN THE MATTER OF: + LPA 1189/2024, CM APPL. 72010/2024 JITENDER YADAV .....Appellant Through: Ms. Esha Mazumdar & Ms. Anushka Gupta, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra, Ms. Mrinmayee Sahu and Mr. Tribhuvan, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The Appellant has preferred the present Appeal aggrieved by the Judgement dated 19.09.2024 in Jitender Yadav vs. Union of India and Ors., W.P. (C) No. 12014 of 2015 (hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Judgement‟) wherein this Court dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the Appellant for quashing of impugned final result dated 06.11.2013 regarding selection/appointment of the Respondent No. 3 therein under OBC category as Staff Car Driver (Ordinary Grade) vide Advertisement No. 01/2011, and, to pass an order in nature of mandamus directing Respondent No. 1 and 2 to declare the Appellant as selected under OBC category and appoint the Appellant as Staff Car Driver (Ordinary Grade) with all consequential benefits including seniority and arrears of pay. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAHUL LPA 1189/2024 Page 1 of 15 SINGH Signing Date:12.01.2026 20:56:09 2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the facts leading to the filing of the present appeal are as follows: a. Union of India/Respondent No. 1 and Rajya Sabha Recruitment Cell/Respondent No. 2 (hereinafter referred to as „Official Respondents’) invited applications for the post of Staff Car Driver (Ordinary Grade) under Category VI vide Advertisement No. 01/2011, which included reserved category seats - 01 in SC, 01 in OBC, and 01 in UR category. b. The Appellant applied