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Delhi HC rejects SSC challenge to 3-year exam ban
Hindustan Times··3 Oct
Delhi High Court dismissed an SSC petition against a tribunal natural-justice order. Justices C Hari Shankar and Nivedita Anil Sharma cited lasting stigma from an unheard ban. They called such a bar almost akin to civil death. The candidate faced three-year debarment after the 2016 Multi-Tasking Staff exam. Court said SSC was required to issue a show cause notice first.
Prism
What It Means For You
- SSC is required to follow natural justice before cancelling candidature or imposing a multi-year bar.
- The September 28 verdict, released on October 2, keeps the tribunal's direction in force.
- Candidates facing debarment are entitled to a show cause notice and a chance to reply.
What's Happening
- SSC had challenged a January 7 tribunal order requiring a hearing before action.
- The candidate's 2016 Multi-Tasking Staff candidature was cancelled with a three-year ban.
- SSC relied on a hall supervisor's report alleging the candidate helped a neighbour.
What the bench required
- The court said a supervisor's report is not gospel without the candidate's response.
- Judges said SSC was not aggrieved by an order that only demanded a fair hearing.
- They said compliance with a show cause step could have avoided the litigation.
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